Popularity of the last name by country
Belgium
- Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad (189)
- Antwerpen (123)
- West-Vlaanderen (82)
- Luxembourg (41)
- Namur (24)
- Liège (17)
- Oost-Vlaanderen (14)
- Hainaut (13)
- Vlaams-Brabant (8)
- Brabant wallon (5)
All countries
- France (592,889)
- Switzerland (5,960)
- Canada (5,726)
- St. Pierre and Miquelon (2,980)
- Martinique (2,079)
- United Kingdom (2,012)
- United States (1,527)
- Germany (1,233)
- Algeria (1,129)
- Belgium (673)
- Italy (650)
- Denmark (501)
- Spain (324)
- New Caledonia (300)
- Netherlands (286)
- Morocco (208)
- Luxembourg (202)
- Russian Federation (127)
- Poland (112)
- Chile (86)
- Tunisia (84)
- Viet Nam (84)
- Serbia (77)
- Unknown country (72)
- Estonia (69)
- Guadeloupe (65)
- Sudan (63)
- Ireland (62)
- Argentina (61)
- Turkey (61)
- New Zealand (57)
- Czech republic (50)
- Hungary (48)
- Haiti (46)
- Greece (41)
- Sweden (40)
- Australia (39)
- China (36)
- Austria (34)
- Réunion (33)
Origine 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 <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Briant">Briant</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Brien">Brien</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Breen">Breen</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Brillant">Brillant</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Pontbriand">Pontbriand</a>.
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