Last Name BRIGGS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Local: At the bridge, from residence thereby. From the Anglo-Saxon 'brigg,' a bridge; 'brig,' Welsh, height, the top of any thing.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian, South african, Guam

Rank	522 (2000 US census)	438 (1990 US census)

Count	57,297 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.89%, or 44629 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
17.99%, or 10308 total occurrences, as black,
0.43%, or 246 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.61%, or 350 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.64%, or 940 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.44%, or 825 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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