The Bril surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 118 people carried this name — #132,259 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Bril.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 113 people named Bril live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
29 people named Bril have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bril.
- Briere 1,191 · U.S. census
- Brierre 147 · U.S. census
- Briest 183 · U.S. census
- Briffa 102 · U.S. census
- Briganti 857 · U.S. census
- Brik 123 · U.S. census
- Brill 9,069 · U.S. census
- Brillant 251 · U.S. census
- Brillon 395 · U.S. census
- Brin 745 · U.S. census
- Brincat 202 · U.S. census
- Brindel 119 · U.S. census
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