Brisson Surname

26,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Brisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9,7391:3,783501
France5,2661:12,6141,256
United States3,8831:93,34510,481
Haiti3391:31,5162,234
Spain2081:224,76914,899
Brazil1971:1,086,67238,023
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England121:4,643,172139,951
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Brissón (2) are calculated separately.

Brisson (245) may also be a first name.

Brisson Last Name Facts

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

Brisson (Russian: Бриссон) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Brissón. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brisson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,661st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 361,503 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Brisson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Brisson is also the 570,604th most widespread first name on earth, held by 245 people.

The surname Brisson is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 9,739 people, or 1 in 3,783. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 77 percent are found, Ontario, where 18 percent are found and Alberta, where 2 percent are found. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Brisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brisson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brisson last name expanded 5,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brisson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brisson last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brisson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $42,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brissón952/
Bruisson9359/
Brission9311/
Brissont937/
Broisson933/
Breisson932/
Braisson932/
Brissoun931/
Brissson931/
Brissone931/
Briesson930/
Brison924,071/
Bresson869,352/
Bridson861,791/
Braison861,079/
Britson86204/
Brision8677/
Brisone8632/
Brissom8610/
Brixson866/
Brieson864/
Bruison863/
Brishon862/
Brissen862/
Brysson862/
Brisgon862/
Brissan862/
Brijson862/
Breison861/
Brisosn861/
Brisotn861/
Bression80273/
Breasson8042/
Brittson8041/
Brissant8033/
Bridsong809/
Briessen802/
Breissan802/
Bridssun802/
Braissan802/
Braysson802/
Brissand801/
Braissen801/
Bressone801/
Breesson801/
Breysson801/
Brisione801/
Bressont801/
Braidson800/
Bryson7740,839/
Brizon77488/
Brisan77298/
Breson7745/
Brisen7737/
Brixon7732/
Brisun773/
Brisom772/
Bréson771/
Wrison770/
Braissant75218/
Broissand75212/
Braissand75108/
Brissantt7534/
Breissand7520/
Bruissant7510/
Børgesson757/
Bressound751/
Breisåsen751/
Bressonne751/
Broissant751/
Bressan7125,728/
Brissem7114,960/
Brayson712,683/
Brydson71821/
Brichon71360/
Briesen71169/
Bressen7191/
Britsun7142/
Breason7140/
Brishan7128/
Bretson7127/
Bredson7125/
Breeson7120/
Britsom719/
Breshon719/
Breyson717/
Bressán716/
Britsan713/
Briscen712/
Britsen712/
Brecion712/
Brizzon712/
Bressom712/
Broyson711/
Bressun711/
Brysone711/
Brijsen711/
Braisan711/
Bressàn711/
Brisund711/
Braizon711/
Breisan710/
Vraison710/
Brisane710/
Brisand710/
Briesan710/
Bresont710/
Braisen710/
Brysond710/
Broisen710/
Breuson710/
Breisen710/
Vrieson710/
Bressand67926/
Bressane67690/
Bressant67292/
Brittsan67242/
Vrijssen6738/
Breisand679/
Vriessen679/
Bhrishan676/
Brydsong674/
Bressann673/
Brecione672/
Brishane671/
Bruisien671/
Wraitson671/
Bresocin671/
Breyssen671/
Brishamn671/
Braishan671/
D'Bryson671/
Brishand670/
Breadson670/
Bredsone670/
Broisant670/

Brisson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brisson in the Russian language
Бриссонbrisson-

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Brisson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brisson
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