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Brennan


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Origin Of The Surname Brennan

Meaning Of The Surname Brennan

Sorrowful raven

Interesting Facts About Brennan

This surname is thought to have derived from two very distinct Irish surnames. The first being O’Braonain and the second being MacBranan. The ‘O’ of O’Braonain implies ‘son of’ and the element ‘braon’ means tear or drop and so is assumed to mean sorrow. ‘Mac’ on the other hand also means ‘son of’ however the element ‘bran’ means a raven and so can referred to dark hair .

Brennan Statistics

Brennan is the number 363 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 25,766 share the surname Brennan in the UK.

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