Brehon surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Brehon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 134 people carried this name — #127,494 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 131 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 225 people named Brehon.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Pas-de-Calais 136
Nord 22
Calvados 17
Somme 12
Paris 8
Seine-Maritime 6
Oise 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Brehon in American newspapers,
1867–1904.

Newspaper page from The Irish Republic carrying the name Brehon
The Irish Republic 1867-11-09
Newspaper page from The Citizen carrying the name Brehon
The Citizen 1895-07-13
Newspaper page from The Chicago Citizen carrying the name Brehon
The Chicago Citizen 1904-12-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 947 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Brehon is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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