Briest Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Briest Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Briest family

Profession Census Frequency
Brick Layer 1
Male Servant 1

Briest Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burst 50% 666
2 Bristoe 57% 507
3 Bristo 67% 501
4 Breast 67% 269
5 Brust 67% 243
6 Brist 83% 198
7 Brest 83% 133
8 Borst 50% 126
9 Briest 100% 120
10 Bairsto 57% 117
11 Birst 67% 103

Did you know?

The surname Briest is the 9th most popular variant of Burst.

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