Last Name BREEN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Dutch, Norwegian, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank 2,499 (2000 US census) 3,011 (1990 US census)
Count 13,237 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.05%, or 11920 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.44%, or 852 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.67%, or 89 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.23%, or 30 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.07%, or 142 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.54%, or 204 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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