Bristow Surname

22,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bristow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bristol, formerly Bristow(e, the Anglo-Saxon Bricgstow = the Bridge-Place [Old English bricg, brycg + stów] Behold the touchstone of true love, Maudlin the merchants daughter of Bristow towne, Whose firme affection nothing could move,— Such favour beares the lovelie browne.

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Bristow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2371:35,4074,420
England8,5011:6,554942
Australia2,2341:12,0841,762
Canada1,1471:32,1234,173
South Africa5571:97,26711,843
New Zealand4721:9,5941,672
Northern Ireland2261:8,1641,371
Wales2171:14,2611,573
Scotland1661:32,2523,240
Spain551:850,03734,138
France401:1,660,568152,033
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Grenada131:8,349750
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden121:820,56361,223
India121:63,922,115578,870
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China51:273,464,31313,838
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Malta41:107,5681,849
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9841:6,118941
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7131:29,3163,565

Bristow (74) may also be a first name.

Bristow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bristol, formerly Bristow(e, the Anglo-Saxon Bricgstow = the Bridge-Place [Old English bricg, brycg + stów] Behold the touchstone of true love, Maudlin the merchants daughter of Bristow towne, Whose firme affection nothing could move,— Such favour beares the lovelie browne.— 'The Marchants Daughter of Bristow ’: Roxburgh Ballads.

To noble Avon, next, clear Chute as kindly came, To Bristow her to bear, the fairest seat of Fame.

—Drayton, Polyolbion, Song iii.231-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

(Saxon.) Local. From brihs, pleasant, bright, and stow, the same as stead, a place.

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

(English), Bricgstow, Bristol, Bridge place or dwelling.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Bristow, the ancient name of Bristol.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bristow Last Name Facts

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

Bristow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bristow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bristow is the 22,414th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 300,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Bristow reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bristow is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 74 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,237 people, or 1 in 35,407. In The United States Bristow is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Bristow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bristow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bristow last name expanded 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 556 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bristow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bristow last name are 16.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bristow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning 348,260 kr per year; in Peru they earn 671.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 149,515 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.36% more than the national average, earning R 530,784 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bristowe93707/
Bristoow931/
Bristoew931/
Bristows930/
Braistow930/
Bristov863/
Brestow862/
Bristof861/
Brystow861/
Bristaw860/
Brustow860/
Bristova802/
Bristhoff750/
Brestov7124/
Bristav7111/
Brystov711/
Brustov711/
Brestova6728/
Brestoff6718/
Brystova671/
Brusthoff6314/
Bresthoff630/

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