How common is the last name Briggs?

55,710 people in the United States have the last name Briggs, about 1 in 5,365. It ranks #590 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BRIGGS

#590

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
55,710
About
1 in 5,365
This common or more
33.8%
Who bears it

Of the 55,710 people with the last name Briggs, 73.1% reported their origin as White, 18% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Briggs

#588 Weiss · 55,845#589 Rangel · 55,758#591 Ho · 55,533#592 Nicholson · 55,506

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Briggs, most common first.

#12,147 Braggs · 2,450

Also a first name

As a first name, Briggs ranks #4,511 of 53,615, with 4,104 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 1,071 births. See Briggs as a first name

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