Bristle Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

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

Bristle Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bristol (the site of the bridge), in Gloucestershire.

Bristle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Bristle (21) may also be a first name.

Bristle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bristol (the site of the bridge), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bristle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bristle occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bristle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 796,486th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bristle live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bristle is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Bristle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bristle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bristle surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bristle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bristle surname are 26.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Bristle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.75% less than the national average, earning $38,380 CAD per year.

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