Briscombe Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Briscombe Surname Definition:

From Brinscombe; a location name in Somerset.

Briscombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:484,50531,272
Wales401:77,3636,557
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Briscombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Brinscombe; a location name in Somerset.

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

Briscombe Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Briscombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Briscombe is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Briscombe live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 20 percent live and Merseyside, where 9 percent live. Besides England Briscombe exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Briscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briscombe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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