Bryson Surname
Approximately 40,839 people bear this surname
Bryson Surname Definition:
'son of Brice.' See also Bryce. A once popular name in Strathclyde. Alanus filius Bricii, tenant of the earl of Douglas in the vill of Prestoun, 1370 (RHM., I, p. lxi). Duncan Briceson was outlawed as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of the Mearns, 1392 (APS.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,231 | 1:14,366 | 1,799 |
| Tanzania | 4,007 | 1:13,212 | 1,711 |
| England | 2,686 | 1:20,744 | 2,932 |
| Canada | 2,324 | 1:15,854 | 2,297 |
| Scotland | 2,301 | 1:2,327 | 432 |
| Australia | 1,179 | 1:22,897 | 3,154 |
| Northern Ireland | 553 | 1:3,336 | 657 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| New Zealand | 352 | 1:12,865 | 2,247 |
| Jamaica | 349 | 1:8,223 | 942 |
| Israel | 321 | 1:26,659 | 3,892 |
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Ireland | 161 | 1:29,248 | 2,622 |
| Peru | 146 | 1:217,699 | 9,653 |
| Netherlands | 93 | 1:181,583 | 25,939 |
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Aruba | 69 | 1:1,500 | 210 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Saint Martin | 31 | 1:1,134 | 32 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Anguilla | 19 | 1:707 | 67 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 572 | 1:7,745 | 1,183 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,581 | 1:2,368 | 422 |
| England | 715 | 1:34,091 | 4,469 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,429 | 1:14,645 | 1,875 |
Bryson (13,460) may also be a first name.
Bryson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
'son of Brice.' See also Bryce. A once popular name in Strathclyde. Alanus filius Bricii, tenant of the earl of Douglas in the vill of Prestoun, 1370 (RHM., I, p. lxi). Duncan Briceson was outlawed as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of the Mearns, 1392 (APS., I, p. 579). Walter Bricii, rector and vicar of the church of Glasfurd, 1409 (RMP., p. 57). William Bryson, Scots prisoner of war liberated from Tower of London, 1413 (Bath, IV, 839). Henry Bressoune, bailie of burgh of Perth, 1488 (Methven, p. 30). David Brisoun declared innocent of part in detention of King James III in Edinburgh Castle, 1482 (Lennox, II, p. 123). Thomas Brysone or Broyson in Newton of Fordye, 1506—09 (Rent. Dunk., p. 48, 53). James Brisoun, witness in Perth, 1546, may be James Brisone, merchant burgess there, 1551 (Rollok, 12,116). Patrick Brisone exempted from process while in French service, 1552 (RPC., VIII, p. 136), and Thomas Bruisone was burgess of Perth, 1654 (Dunblane). Brison 1513, Brisoune 1526, Brissoun 1497, Brissoune 1558, Broissoun 1589, Browsoune 1469, Broysoun 1591, Brusone 1469, Bryssoun 1637, Bryssoune 1605. compare Brussoun.
There is an English surname Bryson or Briceson (i.e. son of Brice), but in Ireland it has a Gaelic origin in Ulster, particularly in Counties Donegal and Derry. This is clearly indicated in its earlier anglicized forms: the seventeenth century hearth money rolls for the northern counties list many householders whose name is written Mrieson and similar variants, which is an approximate phonetic rendering of Ó Muirgheasáin. The “census” of 1659 gives O'Mrisane as a principal Irish name in the barony of Inishowen, Co. Donegal. As might be expected this has been largely absorbed by the better known Morrison. Even as early as 1606 O'Morison was not unknown in Co. Donegal, at any rate by the non-Gaelic authorities: for example Bishop Montgomery in his survey of the Diocese of Derry called the erenagh of Clonmany in Inishowen Donatus O'Morison. Nevertheless Bryson is the modern form adopted and usually retained in the counties mentioned above. Woulfe states that it has become Price in Co. Mayo, but of course this is normally a Welsh name (viz. Ap Rhys). Price is a very numerous name in Ireland, found in all the provinces and on record since early mediaeval times.
= Bryceson, q.v.
This English name, alias Briceson, is used in Cos. Donegal and Derry as the modern form of Ó Muirgheasáin, first anglicized as O’Mrisane and later sometimes O’Morison. SIF 25
(English) The son of Bryce (speedy).
Bryson Demographics
Average Male Bryson Height
177.55 cm
Average Female Bryson Height
161.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bryson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bryson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bryson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bryson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,667th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 178,446 people. The last name Bryson is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bryson live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bryson is also the 50,064th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 13,460 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 25,231 people, or 1 in 14,366. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Bryson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bryson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bryson surname rose 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 376 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bryson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bryson surname are 17.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Bryson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 152.59% more than the national average, earning 874,171 kr per year; in Peru they earn 160.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,425 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.29% more than the national average, earning R 342,876 per year; in United States they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $41,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $52,466 CAD per year.
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