Brigginshaw Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brigginshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigginshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:346,07525,095
Australia361:749,88148,970
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972

Brigginshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigginshaw is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigginshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brigginshaw is the 1,140,742nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Brigginshaw live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Brigginshaw is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England it is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 30 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 17 percent reside and Suffolk, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Brigginshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brigginshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brigginshaw last name expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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