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

Brizan, 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 Brizan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brizan in America

Brizan is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brizan surname appeared 125 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 Brizan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brizan 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.

The history of the last name Brizan

The surname Brizan is believed to have originated in the Brittany region of northwestern France during the late Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the Breton words "briz," meaning "breach" or "break," and "an," a diminutive suffix. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a breach or break in a coastal wall or embankment.

The earliest known recorded instance of the name Brizan dates back to a 14th-century document from the town of Quimper in Brittany, where a certain Yvon Brizan was mentioned as a local landowner. In the 15th century, the name appears in various spellings, such as "Brizant," "Brizan," and "Brizann," in records from the nearby towns of Concarneau and Locronan.

During the 16th century, the Brizan family seems to have spread throughout Brittany, with several members mentioned in parish records and local chronicles. One notable figure was Jehan Brizan, a prosperous merchant from Vannes who was involved in the regional wine trade in the mid-1500s.

By the 17th century, the name had also made its way across the English Channel to Cornwall, where a branch of the family settled in the coastal town of St. Ives. One of the earliest recorded examples from this period is William Brizan, a fisherman who was born in St. Ives around 1620.

In the 18th century, a Brizan family of French Huguenot descent established themselves in England's West Country, with several members becoming successful businessmen and landowners in Somerset and Devon. One of the more prominent members of this branch was James Brizan (1742-1815), a prosperous merchant and ship owner based in Bristol.

Moving into the 19th century, the name Brizan can be found across various parts of the United Kingdom and France, as well as in some colonial records from British territories. Notable individuals from this period include the French painter Émile Brizan (1823-1892) and the British explorer and naturalist Robert Brizan (1837-1901), who conducted extensive research in the Amazon rainforest.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brizan

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

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 Brizan was:

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 Brizan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Brizan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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