Brister Surname

63,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brister Surname Definition:

A corruption of Bristowe.

Brister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0821:51,1806,175
England5501:101,30610,665
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Australia691:391,24231,907
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales111:281,32115,850
France81:8,302,840321,660
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:70,8597,907
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7301:68,7937,456

Brister (261) may also be a first name.

Brister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Bristowe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brister occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Brister click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brister? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,121st most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 917,711 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Brister reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 550,922nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 261 people.

The surname Brister is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,082 people, or 1 in 51,180. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Louisiana, where 17 percent are found and Mississippi, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Brister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brister has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 970 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Brister are 1.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 199.33% more than the national average, earning R 711,312 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $40,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $58,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breister93160/
Bruister93131/
Bristeir939/
Briester933/
Brisster931/
Braister930/
Bristter930/
Briste92724/
Briter9223/
Breidster8823/
Breishter881/
Breiter863,152/
Brester861,158/
Bruster86767/
Bristee86452/
Brüster86221/
Britter86202/
Braiter8661/
Brieter8633/
Bristed8628/
Wrister8613/
Brither8610/
Brixter8610/
Bräster8610/
Brishte869/
Bristes866/
Bryster864/
Brieste862/
Bruiste861/
Bristey861/
Braiste861/
Bristie861/
Britier861/
Britert860/
Bristir860/
Bristte860/
Brite832,795/
Braisted80423/
Breither8091/
Brustier8083/
Brichter8062/
Bristedt8022/
Breitter8015/
Breuster8011/
Bruester809/
Bridtter805/
Briteher804/
Brusther803/
Breaster801/
Brithier801/
Brzester801/
Bretster801/
Breshter800/
Brusster800/
Braither800/
Brestter800/
Bresster800/
Braistea800/
Brittier800/
Brustter800/
Britez7769,606/
Bristy7760,122/
Bristi7723,526/
Brites7718,033/
Breite77651/
Britte77455/
Breter77325/
Braite77299/
Briote77179/
Breste7739/
Brista7736/
Britee7726/
Bräter7726/
Briete772/
Brithe772/
Vriste772/
Britei771/
Bruite771/
Britea771/
Brited771/
Britey770/
Broistedt7591/
Bruesther752/
Braistead751/
Broithier751/
Braidsted751/
Braisteed751/
Breddster751/
Brejszter751/
Breistedt750/
Braisette750/
Breadster750/
Breusster750/
Brishti714,868/
Brishty713,967/
Brittes711,640/
Brittez71181/
Bretter71180/
Brittet71171/
Breyter7187/
Bruitte7155/
Brajter7143/
Briette7141/
Breuste7141/
Bräther7139/
Breuter7134/
Vryster7131/
Briotte7124/
Braiteh7123/
Brether7122/
Brätter7119/
Breiterová7111/
Brejter718/
Brayter717/
Braitte716/
Britesh713/
Brestes713/
Brestet713/
Bretier713/
Brigyte712/
Bristis712/
Breteur711/
Briesti711/
Brystie711/
Bhruite711/
Brittie711/
Brestte711/
Breites711/
Vrriste711/
Breiteh711/
Breitez711/
Bristhi711/
Bristhy711/
Brithez711/
Brojter711/
Braitea711/
Braitej711/
Wrester710/
Braithe710/
Brichte710/
Bretist710/
Breited710/
Brittey710/
Brita67962/
Briti67508/
Brete67471/
Bryte67324/
Brechter67274/
Breyther6734/
Brächter6730/
Brity6723/
Breithee6720/
Bredsted6718/
Brishtaj6714/
Breasted6713/
Breather679/
Breishta679/
Brystead675/
Bresstte672/
Bretheur671/
Brajsted671/
Brayther671/
Brettger671/
Brethier671/
Brettier671/
Briķe671/
Bhrishti671/
Brittees671/
Bristois670/
Breustie670/
Breustir670/
Brestedt670/
Brestead670/

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