Brennan
Irish
"descendent of the sad one"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Brennan Origin and Meaning
The name Brennan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "descendent of the sad one".
Brennan is a winning Irish surname name, more modern than Brian or Brendan, more unusual than Conor and Aidan. The only possible problem with Brennan: people might think you're saying Brendan.
Brennan eased onto the very bottom of the popularity list in 1966, and has pretty much remained in the Top 1000 ever since.
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# 990 in the US
Brennan Rank in US Top 1000
# 739 on Nameberry
Brennan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Brennan
- Brennan CarrollAmerican football coach; son of coach Pete Carroll
- Brennan ElliottCanadian actor
- Brennan Marcel WilliamsAmerican pro wrestler and NFL player
- Brennan Philip BoeschAmerican baseball player
- Brennan EvansCanadian ice hockey player
- Brennan PooleAmerican NASCAR driver
- Brennan NewberryAmerican NASCAR driver
- Brennan Kerwin (b. 1995)son of Brian Kerwin & Jeanne Marie Troy
- Brennan Rhys Robinson (b. 2001)son of singer Scott Robinson of boy band 5ive
- John Owen BrennanCIA director
- William Brennan Jr.United States Supreme Court Justice
- Shane BrennanAmerican TV producer
Brennan in Pop Culture
- Brennan Huffcharacter on the film "Step Brothers" played by Will Ferrell
- Ray Brennancharacter on TV's "Las Vegas"
- "Brennan of the Moor" 1913 film about the title character, a Robin Hood,type hero