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    The surname Briese

    A surname, carried by 1,097 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B620

    Briese: #23,238 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Briese #23,238, 1,097 people Briese: #23,238 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Briese #23,238, 1,097 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Briese is more common than 85.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,097 people named Briese in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 916.

    #23,238
    rank among US surnames
    1,097
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.8%
    change since 2000 (was #25,374)

    Who is named Briese

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Briese identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brieses

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Naemi Briese
      Actress (1908-1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Briese

    Briese has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Briese?
    1,097 people in the United States had the surname Briese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. It ranked 23,238th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Briese?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Briese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Briese?
    Naemi Briese, actress (1908-1980).
    Where is the surname Briese most common?
    Wikidata records people named Briese in Sweden.
    Is the surname Briese getting more or less common?
    More common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,097 in 2010, up 20%.