How Many People Have the Last Name Brien?
people had the surname Brien in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 102,041 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+317 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Brien (81%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.2%, are non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Brien ranks #8,674. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.8% to 81%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 3% to 5.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Brien grew from 2,565 people in 2000 to 2,882 in 2010 (up 12.4%), and its rank rose from #11,302 to #11,031.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,565 | 2,882 |
| Rank | #11,302 | #11,031 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.95 | 0.98 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Brien
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Brien: B650
👤 Brien as a First Name
Brien is a first name too: about 3,082 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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