Briars Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Briars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 442 | 1:126,059 | 12,608 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 279 | 1:87,367 | 9,159 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Briars Demographics
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Briars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briars Come From? nationality or country of origin
Briars is found most in England. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Briars click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briars? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 503,100th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname Briars is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Briars reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 126,059. In England it is most frequent in: Hertfordshire, where 13 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 13 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Briars exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.
Briars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Briars has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Briars Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States Briars are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.
The amount Briars earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning 370,369 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $36,250 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Briars
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