How common is the surname Brigham?

6,485 people in the United States had the surname Brigham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. It ranked 5,369th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brigham?

Jacob Brigham, American baseball player, followed by Paul Brigham.

Where is the surname Brigham most common?

Wikidata records people named Brigham in the United States.

Is the surname Brigham getting more or less common?

More common. 6,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,485 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Brigham

A surname, carried by 6,485 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brigham is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,485 people named Brigham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,291.

#5,369

rank among US surnames

6,485

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,361	Donnell	6,494	47,543
#5,364	Denison	6,490	47,573
#5,367	Giraldo	6,489	47,580
#5,369	Brigham	6,485	47,609
#5,371	Stebbins	6,484	47,617
#5,373	Cushing	6,480	47,646

Who is named Brigham

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

78% of people named Brigham identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brighams

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Brigham
American baseball player, born 1988
Paul Brigham
American politician, 1746–1824
Elbert S. Brigham
American politician (1877-1962)
Carmelo Hayes
American professional wrestler, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brigham

Brigham has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

Questions

Where does the surname Brigham come from?: From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".
How common is the surname Brigham?: 6,485 people in the United States had the surname Brigham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. It ranked 5,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brigham?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Brigham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brigham?: Jacob Brigham, American baseball player, followed by Paul Brigham.
Where is the surname Brigham most common?: Wikidata records people named Brigham in the United States.
Is the surname Brigham getting more or less common?: More common. 6,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,485 in 2010, up 3.1%.