2007-05-01 04:14:54 · 12 answers · asked by exmoor 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
has 98,000+ hits for O'Brien. I didn't try the others. You could.
2007-05-01 08:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, O'Brien is the second most common name in Ireland, and it's an outside chance that they are all related to each other.
The name comes from Brian Boru, who was the last High King of Ireland, who died in 1014 getting rid of the warring Vikings. It wasn't that he had a lot of descendants (who may have started to call themselves O'Brien), but as High King he had a large retinue who called themselves O'Brien as they were with him, in a manner of speaking, and their descendents kept the name.
I know 4 families with this name who are not related to each other that they know of.
2007-05-03 00:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in the family. O'Brien means descendant of Brian. Don't know how many Brian's had descendants. Probably multitutdes.
2007-05-01 06:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew a girl called Elizabeth. lived in london moved to Ireland is in her thirties married with 1 child.
Any Relation?
2007-05-02 06:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Bryan was my married name, and is both of my son's surname.
2007-05-01 04:31:21 · answer #5 · answered by ann n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brian is not the messiah he is a very naughty boy
2007-05-01 04:23:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a lot of Irish people I would imagine.
2007-05-01 04:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Wafflebox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MY DOCTOR'S NAME IS EARL O'BRIEN
HE IS ABOUT 50 AND COMES FROM IRELAND AND HE IS OF AFRO/CARIBBEAN AND WHITE PARENTS, LIVES IN BIRMINGHAM UK
IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME..............
2007-05-02 08:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope..my surname is woods sorry
2007-05-01 04:17:18 · answer #9 · answered by mumof3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-05-01 04:27:02 · answer #10 · answered by Yehh Mate..X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋