Briggs

in the US

There are 47,676 people with the last name "Briggs" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Briggs 498
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  1. is 494th most common Figueroa
  2. is 495th most common Shaffer
  3. is 496th most common Stokes
  4. is 497th most common Shepherd
  5. is 498th most common Briggs
  6. is 499th most common Rojas
  7. is 500th most common Chan
  8. is 501st most common Espinoza
  9. is 502nd most common Nash

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bright, Brady, Bradshaw, Bragg, Brigham, Bridge, Brodie, Brody, Brigman, Brightwell

Most Common First Names for Briggs

Robert, James, John, William, David, Michael, Richard, Mary, Thomas, Charles



Meaning & History

Northern English form of Bridge, from Old Norse bryggja.

FOREBEARS The surname Briggs is found chiefly in West Yorkshire. A family of gentry have held lands at Keighley in West Yorkshire continuously for 500 years. The mathematician Henry Briggs (15611631), who invented logarithms, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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