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The Brida surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 149 people carried this name — #116,829 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 9% from 163 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Brida surname

A surname originating as a matronymic.

Perhaps from a contracted form of the personal Brigida.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brida» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Brida.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Eure.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Eure 46
Marne 6
Seine-Maritime 6
Paris 5
Yvelines 3
Ardennes 3
Pyrénées-Orientales 3
Calvados 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 53 people named Brida live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 22
Mendoza 17
Neuquén 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Brida,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Matteo Brida 1699–1744 · painter
  • Giano Brida 1836–1872 · composer
  • Vojtjeh Brida 1875–1954 · entomologist
  • Matúš Brida 1900– · politician
  • Marija Brida 1912–1993 · university teacher
  • Marisa Brida 1961– · field hockey player

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Brida is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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