Briand is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Briand
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Except always possible, no connection with the brilliant adjective. This is normally a Breton personal name meaning high, placed above. Varientes: Brien, Briend Brient. Diminutive: Briendo. The name is very common in the British Isles under the forms Bryan, Brian, Brien O'Brien, O'Brien, O'Bryan.

How popular is Briand?

Briand is common in France.

Briand is ranked 21880 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Briands plummeted by 2.95302 per cent to 723 since 2000 and slipped by 2122 spots and ranked at 31906. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.53 91.01
Hispanic or Latino 4.15 5.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.07 2.42
Others 0.83 0.81
Briand is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Saint Pierre and Miquelon is ahead in terms of density. Around 23620 people have been found who wears Briand as their family name. Briand is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
1,667 Cambodia4
720,003 Russia4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
6,706 Lebanon3
1,418 Madagascar3
18,114 Algeria3
127,708 Czech Republic3
26,123 Malaysia2
28,232 Morocco2
8,995 Uganda2
1,143 French Polynesia2
21,529 Singapore2
13,606 Senegal1
10,683 Cyprus1
492,292 Ukraine1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
7,292 Vietnam1
1,253 Burundi1
6,033 Benin1
30,360 Thailand1
810,193 Indonesia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
107,212 South Africa1
53,505 Turkey1
14,644 Tunisia1
2,040 Mali1
16,228 Bulgaria1
880 Djibouti1
6,212 Jamaica1
25,721 Egypt1
11,486 Estonia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
42,479 Greece1
3,307 Malta1
8,268 Mauritius1
34,581 Chile1
77,122 Sweden1
49,529 Israel1
24,771 Colombia1
24,176 Qatar1
66,560 Philippines1
47,891 Norway1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
95,259 Italy45
47,615 Spain41
51,763 Australia37
2,645 Luxembourg26
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,203 Denmark84
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Briand:
5,446 Cameroon595
38,477 Germany269
5,084 Switzerland234
26,179 England183
83 New Caledonia138
36,751 Argentina134
23,602 Mexico131
2 Saint Pierre and Miquelon118
88 Marshall Islands114
Countries with thousands of Briand:
1,764 Canada2,897
28,419 United States1,059
Countries with ten thousands of Briand:
237 France17,316
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant William Briand from Great Britain aboard the Ward Chipman from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on June 5, 1849.

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Tyrone Mires
 Briand is a Breton surname, former nickname derived from the Breton old bri consideration, dignity.

Briand Namesakes

  • Aristide Briand, French statesman
  • Aristide Briand, French statesman
  • Manon Briand, Film director
  • Manon Briand, Film director
  • Aristide Briand, French statesman
  • Jimmy Briand, Soccer player
  • Aristide Briand, French statesman
  • Jimmy Briand, Soccer player
  • Aristide Briand, French statesman
  • Aristide Briand, French statesman

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