How to say it
BRIGGS
/brɪɡz/
Masculine
Briggs
Bridges
What it means
An English surname for someone who lived by a bridge, from the northern brigg (Old Norse bryggja, Old English brycg).
Briggs is an English locational surname for a person who lived near a bridge, from brigg, the northern English word for one. It joins the wave of crisp, one-syllable, ends-in-s surnames being used as first names, beside Brooks, Banks, and Wells. It reads rugged and modern, with a confident single beat. Brigg is the rare short.
Popularity over time
peaked at #327 in 2024, currently #356 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
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- Spelling
A 'lived by the bridge' surname; fits the one-syllable -s surname-first set.
Spelling variants
- Brigg
- Briggsy
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