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 surname Briançon is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Briancon. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briançon? popularity and diffusion
Briançon is the 2,394,033rd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Briançon is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Briançon reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 31 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent reside. Excluding France Briançon occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent reside and Bolivia, where 5 percent reside.
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