How common is the surname Brisbane?

1,166 people in the United States had the surname Brisbane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brisbane?

Thomas Brisbane, British Army general, followed by Arthur Brisbane.

Where is the surname Brisbane most common?

Wikidata records people named Brisbane in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Brisbane getting more or less common?

More common. 1,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Brisbane

A surname, carried by 1,166 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B621

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brisbane is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,166 people named Brisbane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,032.

#22,158

rank among US surnames

1,166

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+13%

change since 2000 (was #23,104)

Who is named Brisbane

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

52% of people named Brisbane identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Brisbanes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Brisbane
British Army general, 1773–1860
Arthur Brisbane
American journalist (1864-1936)

Notable Brisbanes come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brisbane

Brisbin

Brisbane has the Soundex code B621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B621.

Questions

How common is the surname Brisbane?: 1,166 people in the United States had the surname Brisbane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brisbane?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Brisbane identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brisbane?: Thomas Brisbane, British Army general, followed by Arthur Brisbane.
Where is the surname Brisbane most common?: Wikidata records people named Brisbane in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Brisbane getting more or less common?: More common. 1,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 13%.