Last name: BRIAND
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Last name frequency
BRIAND : This last name is indexed 699,313 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
BRIAND : Breton (rarely Le Briand): from Old Breton brient ‘privilege prerogative’ (a derivative of bri ‘dignity consideration’) used as a medieval personal name and as a nickname (possibly for a pretentious individual). Compare Briant Brien Breen Brillant and Pontbriand.
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