Briarwood Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Briarwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briarwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Briarwood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Briarwood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Briarwood has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briarwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Briarwood are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Briarwood is mostly found in: Shropshire, where 52 percent reside and West Midlands, where 48 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Briarwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briarwood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Briarwood last name grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briarwood Last Name Statistics demography

Briarwood earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brierwood8917/
Brurwood820/
Briard803,920/
Breerwood7882/
Bruiaroto781/
Prierwood780/
Beriard7542/
Briardy7540/
Bériard753/
Buriard753/
Briardo753/
Brriard751/
Brieard751/
Briardi751/
Broiard751/
Braiard751/
Bruiard750/
Biriard750/
Brard715,364/
Braiward712/
Brouiard711/
Brighard710/
Brewer-Wood701/
Berard6717,642/
Breard673,007/
Brarda671,200/
Bérard67836/
Birard67173/
Brardo67134/
Bréard6759/
Prarod6757/
Bryard6754/
Burard6744/
Briart6741/
Brirot6735/
Bruard6730/
Brardi6721/
Brardt6720/
Brarud6719/
Hbrard6712/
Priard679/
Barord678/
Broard676/
Prirod674/
Barird673/
Borard673/
Brarde673/
Braard672/
Brirde672/
Brirto672/
Bieri Rod671/
Brardy671/
Braurd671/
Barrera-Wood671/
Burird671/
Bãrard671/
Brarad671/
Beroirwot671/
Brirdo671/
Brirdy670/
Brared670/
Byrard670/
Braird670/
Bbrard670/

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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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  • 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 Briarwood
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