The Bristow Surname
Bristow Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from the city of Bristol, named in Old
English with brycg ‘bridge’ + stow ‘assembly
place’. The final -l of the modern form is due to a regional
pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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