Brisk Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Brisk Surname Definition:

From character and disposition.

Brisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:528,36644,010
England1111:501,96431,980
Finland651:84,5659,027
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Brisk (40) may also be a first name.

Brisk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From character and disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brisk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brisk is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brisk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brisk is the 364,871st most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brisk live; 73 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Brisk is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 528,366. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 20 percent live, Wisconsin, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Brisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brisk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brisk surname grew 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brisk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brisk last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brisk surname are 8.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brisk earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.51% less than the national average, earning $29,557 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briske91990/
Brisck9110/
Briszk914/
Briesk910/
Breisk910/
Briscke8362/
Britske8353/
Brisske8352/
Brishke8330/
Briszke8321/
Braiske8313/
Brisksh831/
Breiske831/
Bridske831/
Britsks831/
Brisc80730/
Brusk80213/
Brysk80108/
Bresk8096/
Brizk801/
Brischke77381/
Britscke7713/
Briskova7712/
Brisková771/
Breske73917/
Bryske7399/
Bräske7331/
Brißke7319/
Brusck7319/
Brzysk733/
Brzesk732/
Bruesk731/
Briesg731/
Briesc731/
Breischke711/
Brisque6799/
Bryskhe6731/
Bryszke6720/
Bryshke679/
Britchk679/
Brichke679/
Breszke676/
Bretske672/
Brejsek672/
Brüscke671/
Bryszek671/
Bresske671/
Breschk671/
Breizke671/
Bridzke671/
Brichks671/
Brescke670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brisk
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