How common is the surname Brisco?

3,123 people in the United States had the surname Brisco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brisco?

Gerald Brisco, American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, followed by Jack Brisco.

Where is the surname Brisco most common?

Wikidata records people named Brisco in the United States.

Is the surname Brisco getting more or less common?

More common. 3,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Brisco

An English surname, carried by 3,123 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brisco is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English birċe (“birch”) + sceaga (“thicket”), Scandinavianised with the Old Norse cognates birkja + skógr.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,123 people named Brisco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,040.

#10,316

rank among US surnames

3,123

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,819)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925

Who is named Brisco

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

52% of people named Brisco identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

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 Briscos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gerald Brisco
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, born 1946
Jack Brisco
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler (1941-2010)
Wes Brisco
American professional wrestler, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brisco

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brisco come from?: From Old English birċe (“birch”) + sceaga (“thicket”), Scandinavianised with the Old Norse cognates birkja + skógr.
How common is the surname Brisco?: 3,123 people in the United States had the surname Brisco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brisco?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Brisco identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brisco?: Gerald Brisco, American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, followed by Jack Brisco.
Where is the surname Brisco most common?: Wikidata records people named Brisco in the United States.
Is the surname Brisco getting more or less common?: More common. 3,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, up 2.7%.