Explore the Family Name Briston

The meaning of Briston

English (Norfolk and Rutland): habitational name from Briston in Norfolk, named from Old English byrst ‘burst, broken ground’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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How common is the last name Briston in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Briston has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Briston ranked 77,742 in popularity, however, it dropped to 109,758 in 2010—a decline of about 41.18%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined by about 29.69% from 229 in 2000 to 161 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Briston per 100,000 individuals decreased by 37.5% from 0.08 to 0.05 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#109,758	-41.18%
Count	229	161	-29.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.05	-37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Briston

Looking at the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname Briston, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnicity groups associated with this surname are White and Black. However, the percentage of White individuals decreased by 15.19% from 47.60% to 40.37%, while the percentage of Black individuals increased by 9.31% from 47.16% to 51.55%. Furthermore, there was an increase of 42.41% in the number of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races—from 3.49% to 4.97%. The number of people of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity remained unchanged, with no individuals identified under these groups in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	47.16%	51.55%	9.31%
White	47.6%	40.37%	-15.19%
Two or More Races	3.49%	4.97%	42.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%