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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brisk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 364,871st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,368,601 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brisk are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 40 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 528,366. In The United States Brisk is most prevalent in: New York, where 20 percent live, Wisconsin, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Brisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brisk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brisk Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brisk last name are 8.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.04% registered with the 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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