Briceus Forename

6,192,526th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Briceus Forename Definition:

A male name. St Britius or Brice, Bishop of Tours 444, was responsible for the vogue of this name in England and France in the Middle Ages. It is probably of Celtic origin. Brice and the diminutive Bricot were fairly common in England in the 13th and 14th C and have left traces in the surnames Brice, Bryce, Bryson, Brisson, Bricot.

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Briceus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti-41:2,681,73823,796

Briceus (58) may also be a surname.

Briceus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. St Britius or Brice, Bishop of Tours 444, was responsible for the vogue of this name in England and France in the Middle Ages. It is probably of Celtic origin. Brice and the diminutive Bricot were fairly common in England in the 13th and 14th C and have left traces in the surnames Brice, Bryce, Bryson, Brisson, Bricot.

Brice Hundred Rolls 1273. Briceus Feudal Aids 1316-46

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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