Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRISTOW
There are approximately 10,669 people named Bristow in the UK. That makes it the 998th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 169 are named Bristow.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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Bbristow
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Braistow
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Beristowe
Bearistow
Barystow
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The Bristow surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) From brihs, pleasant, bright, and stow, the same as stead, a place.