Briscot Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Briscot Surname Definition:

James Briscat, tailor, burgess of Glasgow, 1576, and Thomas Briscatt, tailor, burgess in 1594 (Burgesses). John Birscat, merchant and burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1614 (ibid.). Patrick Briscot held land in Glasgow, 1588 (Protocolsi x). Birscatt 1629.

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Briscot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Briscot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

James Briscat, tailor, burgess of Glasgow, 1576, and Thomas Briscatt, tailor, burgess in 1594 (Burgesses). John Birscat, merchant and burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1614 (ibid.). Patrick Briscot held land in Glasgow, 1588 (Protocolsi x). Birscatt 1629.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Briscot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briscot is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briscot? popularity and diffusion

Briscot is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Briscot occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Briscot are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 676,273. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 94 percent live and Flemish Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Belgium it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Briscot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Briscot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briscot Last Name Statistics demography

Briscot earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briscott939/
Briscote930/
Brisco924,831/
Bricot92427/
Brisot92248/
Bricout865,265/
Brisote8610/
Briscut868/
Briskot864/
Briosco863/
Brisout862/
Briscop861/
Briscou861/
Brisott861/
Briscko860/
Briscoi860/
Briscoo860/
Briscoa860/
Briscos860/
Brico83371/
Bricoult80166/
Bricotte80108/
Bridcott809/
Brescott803/
Brischko803/
Brisoste801/
Bruscott801/
Brickout800/
Briskoth800/
Briscath800/
Brisquot800/
Bricco771,616/
Braico77981/
Brisca77360/
Brisko77327/
Bresco77303/
Brizot77237/
Bricko77129/
Bricou77100/
Bricod7740/
Bricat7738/
Broico776/
Brijot772/
Brioco771/
Britco771/
Briscă771/
Bruischat7515/
Britschko7511/
Bresscott754/
Breischat754/
Brischkat751/
Briosca71112/
Broisat7167/
Briscas7151/
Britsko7142/
Bricoux7128/
Bricoup7126/
Breskot7120/
Brishko7119/
Briccos7114/
Breischatt7112/
Briskos718/
Breischadt717/
Braischatt715/
Briesko714/
Brikast714/
Briesca713/
Bressckott712/
Briskou712/
Breitscopf711/
Brescos711/
Breucot711/
Bricaut711/
Breasco711/
Brikout711/
Bricoud711/
Bricous711/
Brihcat711/
Britschkat711/
Briskut711/
Breesco710/
Bresost710/
Bricault671,084/
Brica67269/
Brzeskot67269/
Briko6777/
Bresgott6760/
Breco6751/
Brică6751/
Briesath6747/
Breskott6740/
Britskos6717/
Britskou6717/
Bricatte6714/
Britchko6713/
Breisath6711/
Brikoute677/
Bryco673/
Brischka673/
Bricaust672/
Breschko672/
Bruisoid671/
Briqo671/
Brizotte671/
Breczkot671/
Briccatt671/
Brickatt670/

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