Last Name BRION

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The nobly descended, from 'Bri,' dignity, honor, and 'an,' diminutive of that to which it is annexed, belonging to it; Gaelic, 'gin' or 'gen,' begotten. 'Bri,' Welsh, honor; 'briadd,' honorary. Bailey derives Brian from 'Bruiant,' French, clamorous. 'Brian,' in the Gaelic, also implies one who is fair-spoken, wordy, specious.
Origin Gaelic, French, Belgian

Rank 23,884 (2000 US census) 21,025 (1990 US census)
Count 987 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 70.92%, or 700 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.84%, or 28 total occurrences, as black,
  • 16.51%, or 163 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.32%, or 13 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 8.41%, or 83 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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