Cognomen 布林 (Brin 
, Breen , 布林 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The surname 布林 is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, and Norway, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Much less frequently, 布林 is the forename as well as the last name.