Briançon Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Briançon Surname Definition:
Briançon: in Leland, Briansoun. None from Briançon in Dauphiny can have been with William at the Conquest, and the name does not occur in England till 1189. Possibly the roll may have meant the son of de Brionne.
Briançon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Briancon (558) are calculated separately.
Briançon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Briançon: in Leland, Briansoun. None from Briançon in Dauphiny can have been with William at the Conquest, and the name does not occur in England till 1189. Possibly the roll may have meant the son of de Brionne.
Briançon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briançon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Briançon occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Briancon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briançon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Briançon is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Briançon is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Briançon are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Briançon is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France Briançon is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 31 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent reside. Besides France this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 14 percent reside and Bolivia, where 5 percent reside.
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