Brisendine last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Brisendine is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brisendine.

Meaning of Brisendine

An English surname derived from a place name referring to a person from Brisenden, England.

Brisendine, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brisendine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brisendine in America

Brisendine is the 36048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brisendine surname appeared 622 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brisendine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brisendine to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

20102000Change (%)
Rank36048336057.01%
Count622640-2.85%
Proportion per 100k0.210.24-13.33%

The history of the last name Brisendine

The surname BRISENDINE is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the county of Gloucestershire. It likely dates back to the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "brysan" meaning to break or crush, and "dene" meaning a valley or hollow.

The earliest known record of the name BRISENDINE can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from the year 1275, where it is spelled "Brysyndene." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a valley or hollow where crops or grains were processed or crushed.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various historical records with slightly different spellings, such as "Brisenden" and "Brisenden." One notable mention is in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Badminton in Gloucestershire, where a Richard Brisendene is listed as a tenant in 1349.

In the 16th century, the surname BRISENDINE began to appear more frequently in parish records and other documents across England. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was John Brisendine, who was born in Gloucestershire around 1520.

Another notable bearer of the name was Thomas Brisendine, a merchant and alderman who lived in Bristol in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a prominent figure in the city's commercial and civic affairs.

During the English Civil War in the mid-17th century, a Captain Edward Brisendine fought for the Parliamentarian forces and is mentioned in several accounts of the conflict.

In the 18th century, the BRISENDINE surname can be found in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Warwickshire, suggesting that the name had spread beyond its original Gloucestershire roots.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname BRISENDINE was Sir Henry Brisendine (1750-1834), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. He was knighted for his military service in 1815.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brisendine

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brisendine.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brisendine was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only96.30%599
Non-Hispanic Black Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races0.96%6
Hispanic Origin1.77%11

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brisendine has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White96.30%98.28%-2.04%
Black(S)%(S)%(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander(S)%(S)%(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%(S)%(S)%
Two or More Races0.96%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic1.77%(S)%(S)%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brisendine was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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