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There are approximately 5,282 people named Brice in the UK. That makes it the 1,994th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 84 are named Brice.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

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Bries
Brick
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Price
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Bricii
Briced
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Brcie
Brisae
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Bricie

The Brice surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Rice, the son of Rice, which is the same as Rhys or Rhees (see Rhees). Brys, Welsh, haste, quick, lively.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BRICE. A personal name. The feast of St. Brice, bishop and confessor, is on the iJth of Novemlier. There are tliree places in Normandy denominated from him.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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