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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.

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Distribution of bristow Families in the US in 1920
Number of bristow families
 37-71
 13-36		 1-12
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