Briscombe Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Briscombe Surname Definition:
From Brinscombe; a location name in Somerset.
Briscombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
Briscombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Brinscombe; a location name in Somerset.
Briscombe Demographics
Average Briscombe Salary in
England
£32,542
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Briscombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briscombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Briscombe has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briscombe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Briscombe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Briscombe reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 20 percent are found and Merseyside, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Briscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Briscombe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Briscombe last name rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braiscombe | 95 | 0 | / |
| Briscomb | 94 | 32 | / |
| Broscombe | 89 | 97 | / |
| Brascombe | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brascomb | 82 | 45 | / |
| Broscomb | 82 | 25 | / |
| Brauscomb | 78 | 0 | / |
| Braz Comape | 60 | 1 | / |
| Brascamp | 59 | 47 | / |
| Bruscamp | 59 | 1 | / |
| Barros Cambui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Barrios Gamboa | 52 | 2 | / |
| Bresconvitt | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pirescambui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Braz Cambui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Briscombe
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