No Briddin households in Griffith's.
| Braden | Quite numerous: Belfast, N Down etc. Ir. Ó Bradáin, bradach = spirited. The translation "Salmon" arises from Ir. bradán = salmon. Also occurs as Braiden, Bredin, Breadon. |
| Brayden | rare: Dublin. See Breadon. |
| Breadon | Quite numerous: Ulster, Leitrim, Midlands etc. Ir. Ó Bradáin, which applies in Ulster and Connacht. In Leinster, it is more likely to be an English toponymic which has been gaelicised de Bréadún. Also ocurs as Braden and Bredin. SI. |
| Bredin | Quite numerous: Connacht & Ulster. Ir. Ó Bradáin. See Breadon. |
| de Bréadún | Very rare: Leitrim. Ir. Lang. See Breadon. |
| de Bréadún | Breadon: líon beag: Laighin. A-Normannaigh ó log-ainm i Sasana. |
| Ó Bradáin | Braden, Breadon: líon beag in Ulaidh & Connachta. Tugadh Salmon agus fiú Fisher ar an gclann sa, bíodh is nach bhfuil aon bhaint acu le h-éisc! Is cosúil go bhfuil na sloinnte go léir ag tosú le "brad" préimhithe i bhfocal a chiallaíonn anam, spiorad. |
Parishes where Briddin and a second surname are found together
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