# Briggs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/briggs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 58,408 |
| US rank (2010) | 572 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,286 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (57,297 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɹɪɡz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the genitive or plural form of Middle English brigge (“bridge”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Briggs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Briggs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Cisleithania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Briggs

- Isabel Briggs Myers, American writer (1897–1980)
- Shannon Briggs, American boxer and actor
- Benjamin Briggs, American sailor
- Lyman James Briggs, American engineer (1874–1963)
- Katherine Cook Briggs, American psychologist
- Barbara G. Briggs, Australian botanist
- Patricia Briggs, American writer
- Jane Briggs Hart, American aviator (1921-2015)
- Charles Augustus Briggs, American scholar and theologian (1841–1913)
- Frank P. Briggs, American politician (1894–1992)
- John Briggs, American politician (1930–2020)
- Josh Briggs, American professional wrestler

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Braggs, Bragg, Briscoe, Brisco, Boris, Briese, Brooks, Burke, Bowers, Brock, Bruce, Berg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.