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

Brister occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brister? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,121st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 917,711 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Brister live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brister is also the 550,922nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 261 people.

The last name Brister is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,082 people, or 1 in 51,180. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Louisiana, where 17 percent live and Mississippi, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States Brister is found in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Brister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brister last name expanded 970 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brister Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brister last name are 1.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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