Bristol Surname

29,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Bristol Surname Definition:

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

Bristol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2531:35,3524,415
Philippines2,5751:39,3166,131
Puerto Rico6711:5,291352
France6341:104,76815,482
Guyana5861:1,301215
England5851:95,24510,161
Seychelles5811:15913
Canada4321:85,2919,464
Trinidad and Tobago3991:3,418573
Nigeria3431:516,45125,548
Australia2181:123,83313,580
Haiti2141:49,9253,023
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1131:997225
Grenada721:1,507272
Estonia651:20,3353,530
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Saint Kitts and Nevis291:1,903323
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
Saint Lucia131:13,7521,221
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Aruba91:11,4971,511
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Guam81:20,0153,029
Wales81:386,81619,671
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
British Virgin Islands41:7,898806
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Dominica11:75,891912
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5021:20,0712,536

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.

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

(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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bristol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bristol (Russian: Бристоль) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bristol click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bristol? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,140th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 395,826 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bristol are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 227,353rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 1,213 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 10,253 people, or 1 in 35,352. In The United States Bristol is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent are found.

Bristol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bristol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bristol last name rose 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bristol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bristol surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bristol last name are 13.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.98% being registered with the 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

Bristol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bristol in the Russian language
Бристольbristol-

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