Briscow Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Briscow Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Brisco(e (for Birkscough), or Dweller at the Birch-Wood [Old Norse Work + skóg-r, a wood]

Briscow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Briscow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Brisco(e (for Birkscough), or Dweller at the Birch-Wood [Old Norse Work + skóg-r, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Briscow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briscow is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Briscow? popularity and diffusion

Briscow is the 8,968,613th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Briscow reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Briscow is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 67 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live. Barring The United States Briscow is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live.

Briscow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briscow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briscow surname decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briscow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Briscow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briskcow930/
Brisow924/
Bricow920/
Briskow862/
Briscob862/
Briscof861/
Briscov860/
Briscoff804/
Brichkow801/
Brisov7726/
Bricov773/
Brisów772/
Bresow771/
Brikow771/
Brysow771/
Britchkow7544/
Brischoff751/
Breschkow751/
Braicov71128/
Breckow7185/
Britcov7158/
Breskow7123/
Bräckow7114/
Briskov7111/
Bricova715/
Bruscov713/
Brickov712/
Breitscopf711/
Breisaw710/
Brescaw710/
Brichkov67224/
Braicova6738/
Briskova6712/
Brechkow675/
Britskov673/
Bruszkow671/
Brickova671/
Bruscoiv671/
Brickoff670/

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