Brigstock

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bridgestock

Etymology

From Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + stoc (“house, dwelling; place”).

Proper noun

Brigstock (countable and uncountable, plural Brigstocks)

1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9485).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Brigstock is the 26286^th most common surname in England, belonging to 150 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brigstock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.
• Forebears