Briscow Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
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]
Briscow Demographics
Briscow Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briskcow | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brisow | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bricow | 92 | 0 | / |
| Briskow | 86 | 2 | / |
| Briscob | 86 | 2 | / |
| Briscof | 86 | 1 | / |
| Briscov | 86 | 0 | / |
| Briscoff | 80 | 4 | / |
| Brichkow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brisov | 77 | 26 | / |
| Bricov | 77 | 3 | / |
| Brisów | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bresow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brikow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brysow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Britchkow | 75 | 44 | / |
| Brischoff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Breschkow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braicov | 71 | 128 | / |
| Breckow | 71 | 85 | / |
| Britcov | 71 | 58 | / |
| Breskow | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bräckow | 71 | 14 | / |
| Briskov | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bricova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bruscov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brickov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Breitscopf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breisaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brescaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brichkov | 67 | 224 | / |
| Braicova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Briskova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Brechkow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Britskov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bruszkow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brickova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruscoiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brickoff | 67 | 0 | / |
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