Brigstock Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brigstock Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Brigstock = the Bridge-(Market) Place [Middle English brig(ge, Old Norse bryggia = Old English brycg, a bridge + Middle English stokle, Old Norse stokk-r = Old English stocc, a stock, stump, post; hence a market-post or stall: cp.

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Brigstock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:371,45426,286
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Brigstock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Brigstock = the Bridge-(Market) Place [Middle English brig(ge, Old Norse bryggia = Old English brycg, a bridge + Middle English stokle, Old Norse stokk-r = Old English stocc, a stock, stump, post; hence a market-post or stall: cp. Old English stóc, a town]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brigstock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigstock is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigstock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Brigstock is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Brigstock are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 371,454. In England Brigstock is primarily found in: Essex, where 18 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 18 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Brigstock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brigstock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brigstock surname increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brigstock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brigstock surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the party.

Brigstock earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $52,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigstocke95139/
Brigstocks951/
Bergstock896/
Burgstock891/
Brigstoke890/
Brickstock8463/
Briggstc821/
Brickstack742/
Birkewstock701/

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