Show ContentsBriceno History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Spanish surname Briceno is of toponymic origin, being derived from the place where the original bearer lived or held land. In this instance, the surname signifies "one from Briz." The place name Briz, comes from the Latin "briza," from the Greek "brithein," meaning "to incline, slope, slant, tilt, be inclined."

Early Origins of the Briceno family

The surname Briceno was first found in the valle of Camaleño in the northern region of Catanbria.

Early History of the Briceno family

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Briceno Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Briseno, Brizeno, Brisas, Briceño and others.

Early Notables of the Briceno family

Prominent among bearers of the Briceno family name at this time was Francisco Briceño, natural de Corral de almagüer (died 1571) a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the sixth Bishop of Almería (1571.) José Briceño Ronquillo, born in Valladolid and baptized on the 1st of May, 1628; he was Captain of the Guard of Don Juan of Austria and a Knight of the Order of Calatrava.Alonso de Briceño, O.F.M. of Alonso de Brizeño (1587-1668)...
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Briceno Ranking

In the United States, the name Briceno is the 9,054th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Briceno migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Briceno Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Gaspar Briceno who arrived in 1526 [2]
  • Ana Briceno who came to Chile in 1555 [2]
  • Hernando Briceno who emigrated to Guatemala in 1563 [2]
  • Juan Briceno who sailed to the Spanish Main in 1571 [2]
Briceno Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gaspar Briceno, who arrived in America in 1826 [3]
  • Hernando Briceno, who landed in Peru in 1836 [3]
  • Juan Briceno, who arrived in Peru in 1854 [3]
Briceno Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Andres Briceno, aged 28, originally from San Jose, Costa Rica, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Zacapa" from Port Limon, Costa Rica [4]
  • Ursula H. Briceno, aged 18, originally from Merida, Mexico, who arrived in New York, N. Y. in 1919 aboard the ship "Monterey" from Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico [4]
  • Alberto Briceno, aged 21, originally from Santiago, Chile, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Ebro" from Valparaiso, Chile [4]

Contemporary Notables of the name Briceno (post 1700) +

  • Gabriel Omar Briceño Leyva (b. 1978), Mexican football defender
  • Oscar Briceño (b. 1985), Colombian football forward
  • Carycel Briceno (b. 1976), Venezuelan three-time gold and silver medalist male artistic gymnast
  • Bárbara Briceño Rabanal (b. 1996), Peruvian female volleyball player for the 2014 Peru National Team
  • Daniel Alejandro Aguilar Briceno (b. 1995), Mexican individual trampolinist at the 2013 and 2014 Trampoline World Championships
  • Daniel Antonio Briceño Jalabert (b. 1982), Chilean footballer
  • Daniel Oswaldo Briceño Bueno (b. 1985), Colombian footballer
  • Juan Antonio Briceño (b. 1960), commonly known as Johnny Briceño, a Belizean politician, Leader of the Opposition (2016-)
  • Fanny Isabel Briceno Frontado (b. 1987), Venezuelan female artistic gymnast at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. swyrich archives
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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