Bristol Surname
Approximately 18,411 people bear this surname
Bristol Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Bristol (the site of the bridge), in Gloucestershire.
Bristol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,253 | 1:35,352 | 4,415 |
| Philippines | 2,575 | 1:39,316 | 6,131 |
| Puerto Rico | 671 | 1:5,291 | 352 |
| France | 634 | 1:104,768 | 15,482 |
| Guyana | 586 | 1:1,301 | 215 |
| England | 585 | 1:95,245 | 10,161 |
| Seychelles | 581 | 1:159 | 13 |
| Canada | 432 | 1:85,291 | 9,464 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 399 | 1:3,418 | 573 |
| Nigeria | 343 | 1:516,451 | 25,548 |
| Australia | 218 | 1:123,833 | 13,580 |
| Haiti | 214 | 1:49,925 | 3,023 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| Mexico | 115 | 1:1,079,358 | 13,690 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113 | 1:997 | 225 |
| Grenada | 72 | 1:1,507 | 272 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29 | 1:1,903 | 323 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Saint Lucia | 13 | 1:13,752 | 1,221 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| British Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:7,898 | 806 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,502 | 1:20,071 | 2,536 |
Bristol (1,213) may also be a first name.
Bristol Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Bristol (the site of the bridge), in Gloucestershire.
(Gaelic and Welsh.) Local. A city in England. The name signifies "The broken chasm;"from bris, Gaelic, broken, and tull, Welsh, tol, a hole, cleft or chasm. This corresponds to the ancient name of Bristol, which was Caer Oder, i. e., "the City of the Gap" or chasm, through which the Avon finds a passage to the sea.
Bristol Demographics
Average Male Bristol Height
177.93 cm
Average Female Bristol Height
161.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bristol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bristol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bristol (Russian: Бристоль) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bristol click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bristol? popularity and diffusion
Bristol is the 29,140th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 395,826 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bristol live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bristol is also the 227,353rd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,213 people.
The surname Bristol is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,253 people, or 1 in 35,352. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent live.
Bristol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bristol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bristol last name expanded 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bristol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bristol last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bristol surname are 13.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bristol earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning 312,010 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning R 184,596 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristoll | 93 | 278 | / |
| Bristole | 93 | 25 | / |
| Breistol | 93 | 21 | / |
| Bristoil | 93 | 0 | / |
| Bristoel | 93 | 0 | / |
| Britol | 92 | 10 | / |
| Bristhole | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brustol | 86 | 41 | / |
| Brestol | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bristal | 86 | 6 | / |
| Britole | 86 | 4 | / |
| Britoil | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brittol | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brithol | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bristall | 80 | 2 | / |
| Breistal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Britholt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brestole | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brital | 77 | 1,442 | / |
| Bretol | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bristuile | 75 | 31 | / |
| Breithold | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bristault | 75 | 5 | / |
| Breithole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Breitholle | 71 | 53 | / |
| Bristhuile | 71 | 34 | / |
| Brestal | 71 | 28 | / |
| Britall | 71 | 11 | / |
| Brittal | 71 | 11 | / |
| Braital | 71 | 4 | / |
| Britale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brietal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brethold | 67 | 67 | / |
| Britault | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bretholl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brestall | 67 | 4 | / |
| Breustal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bristhuille | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bretholt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brittall | 67 | 1 | / |
Bristol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol in the Russian language | ||
| Бристоль | bristol | - |
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