Briston Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Briston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
England2711:205,60217,801
Nigeria2621:676,11731,456
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India61:127,844,230863,365
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:176,20615,764

Briston (1,310) may also be a first name.

Briston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briston (Russian: Бристон) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Briston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Briston is the 380,576th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 32 percent of Briston live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in British Isles. Briston is also the 217,287th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 1,310 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 1,241,298. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 19 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 28 percent are found.

Briston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Briston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Briston last name grew 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Briston last name is primarily Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Briston surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Briston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning R 214,404 per year; in United States they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $39,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.83% more than the national average, earning $62,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Briston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briston in the Russian language
Бристонbriston-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Briston
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