Briddock Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Briddock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Bride-oak,' from residence thereby; compare Ash, Birch, Sc. A Lancashire-Yorkshire surname (v. Brideoake). Ralph Brideoake of Manchester (1613-78) became Bishop of Chichester. He was also known as Briddock, v.

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Briddock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:540,95233,556
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Briddock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Bride-oak,' from residence thereby; compare Ash, Birch, Sc. A Lancashire-Yorkshire surname (v. Brideoake). Ralph Brideoake of Manchester (1613-78) became Bishop of Chichester. He was also known as Briddock, v. Dictionary of National Biography vi. 313. (a) Local, 'of Braddock,' a parish in Cornwall; but I do not find any representatives.

1575. William Braddock, Corpus Christi Coll.': Register of the University of Oxford.

1584. Thomas Braddock: ibid.

1695-6. William Hill and Frances Bradick: Marriage Lic. (London).

1751. Married — James Braddock and Mary Moss: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BRIDOC: German Brideoc, diminutive of Bride, which see. Bridoc was one of the assize on the boundaries of Stobbo, c. 1190 (REG., p. 89).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Briddock Last Name Facts

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

Briddock occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Briddock.

How Common Is The Last Name Briddock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,612,213th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Briddock live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 540,952. In England Briddock is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 52 percent live, Derbyshire, where 11 percent live and Northumberland, where 7 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Briddock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briddock has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Briddock surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breddock882/
Bruddock881/
Bredock800/
Bridak7133/
Bredok7116/
Bridoux672,234/
Bredack6729/
Bridaks6724/
Bryduck6714/
Breidak6710/
Brejdok671/
Breidaks63180/
Brisdoux633/
Brydak57194/
Bredak5796/
Bredák5763/
Brudak5747/
Brădac5740/
Breduk5711/
Bridax571/
Bredox570/
Bredoux53301/
Brejdak53220/
Bredács5387/
Brudňák5359/
Breydak5347/
Bridaux5333/
Bridags539/
Brudňak538/
Bredacs532/
Brydukh532/
Brideaux5094/
Breidags501/
Vrydacks501/
Brayduke501/

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