Brigs Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Brigs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

Brigs (42) may also be a first name.

Brigs Last Name Facts

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

Brigs is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brigs is the 2,293,424th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Brigs live; 45 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brigs is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Brigs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brigs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brigs surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brigs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brigs last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Brigs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.03% less than the national average, earning $17,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briggs91134,453/
Brigss9155/
Briegs9112/
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Briogs911/
Brigsx911/
Brig89712/
Briggss8311/
Brigggs838/
Broiggs832/
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Briggsd831/
Braiggs831/
Brioggs831/
Brigsss831/
Braig802,583/
Breig801,200/
Brigg80903/
Briks80356/
Brieg80310/
Brigh8022/
Brugs8019/
Brigt8013/
Bregs803/
Bhrig803/
Broig803/
Brihg801/
Brygs800/
Wrigs800/
D'Briggs771/
Briksh731,325/
Bricks73634/
Brigue73325/
Brichs73167/
Braigh73105/
Breggs7325/
Brikse7321/
Brisck7310/
Bruggs734/
Briszk734/
Bricsh734/
Wriggs733/
Breigh733/
Brieks732/
Brigke731/
Brikks731/
Bryggs731/
Brihgt731/
Braigg731/
Briggt731/
Vriggs731/
Brugss731/
Briggz731/
Briegh731/
Wrigst730/
Whrigs730/
Briggh730/
Bregse730/
Breisk730/
Bruiks730/
Brik6727,048/
Brix678,602/
Breg671,273/
Bric671,159/
Bryg67668/
Brisque6799/
Briscke6762/
Breikss6761/
Braicks6759/
Brisske6752/
Brigova6748/
Brishke6730/
Bräg6722/
Briszke6721/
Brugsch6716/
Brickse6715/
Braiske6713/
Vrig676/
Briq674/
Breiske671/
Brichsh671/
Bridgue671/
Brikhsh671/
Brisksh671/
Brigtht671/
Bregsch671/
Breikse671/
Breikšs671/
Briksht671/
Broichs671/
Briscce671/
Brichks671/

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Brigs Reference & Research

Briggs FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Briggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brigs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis