Briscoe
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English
Etymology
From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).
Proper noun
Briscoe (countable and uncountable, plural Briscoes)
- A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Briscoe is the 2629th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13728 individuals. Briscoe is most common among White (54.73%) and Black/African American (38.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Briscoe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.