Brigham Forename

239,992nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brigham Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller in the] cottage by the bridge.

Brigham Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
9391:386,08811,097
Philippines
98%
 
451:2,355,76650,300
Mexico
100%
291:4,280,84218,370
Canada
100%
141:2,366,66933,082
Peru
100%
111:2,890,13225,809
Brazil-101:21,423,615203,947
England
100%
91:6,178,10252,254
Chile
100%
51:3,521,44219,163
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
South Africa
100%
51:10,906,530170,325
Honduras-41:2,204,36717,261
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Croatia-31:1,405,69211,430
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
China-21:683,027,89194,999
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Brigham (10,647) may also be a surname.

Brigham Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller in the] cottage by the bridge.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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