Brist Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brist Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brist family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
General Servant 1
Farm Labourer 1
General Labourer 1
Coal Man 1
Labourer 1
Builder 1
Parlour Maid Domestic Servant 1
Rail 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Gunner Royal Artillery 1
Parlourmaid 1
Port Watch Man 1
Shoe ? 1
Domestic Servant 1
Gardener 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Furnusher 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1

Brist Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burst 60% 666
2 Bristoe 71% 507
3 Bristo 83% 501
4 Breast 67% 269
5 Brust 80% 243
6 Brist 100% 198
7 Brest 80% 133
8 Borst 60% 126
9 Briest 83% 120
10 Bairsto 57% 117
11 Birst 60% 103

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The surname Brist is the 6th most popular variant of Burst.

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