Breen Family History
Breen Name Meaning
Irish: either a shortened form of McBreen or an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Braoin ‘descendant of Braon’ a byname meaning ‘moisture drop’. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Bre(d)en from Old Norse breithr ‘wide’ + -en from vin ‘meadow’. In some cases also an Americanized form of Breton Briand .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022