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

The surname Brigs occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brigs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brigs is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Brigs are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Brigs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brigs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brigs last name 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 surname is predominantly 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% being registered with 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/
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Broiggs832/
Briggsh832/
Briggsd831/
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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