# Briscoe (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,728 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,629 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,490 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (13,030 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Briscoe 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) | 55% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Briscoe in the United States and Australia.

## People named Briscoe

- Brent Briscoe, American actor and screenwriter (1961–2017)
- Ryan Briscoe, Australian racecar driver (born 1981)
- Dolph Briscoe, American politician (1923–2010)
- Mark Briscoe, American professional wrestler
- Isaiah Briscoe, American basketball player (born 1996)

## Similar surnames

Brisco, Briggs, Bruce, Brice, Brace, Bryce, Brickey, Brick, Brose, Brase, Briese, Bruso.

## 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.