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
Bristol Political Affiliation
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Bristol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bristol Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bristol (Russian: Бристоль) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. 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 used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 395,826 people. The surname Bristol occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bristol live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 227,353rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,213 people.
The last name Bristol is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 10,253 people, or 1 in 35,352. In The United States Bristol is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Bristol exists in 79 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent are found.
Bristol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bristol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bristol surname grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bristol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bristol surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bristol are 13.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
| 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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