Bryson

Where Bryson comes from

From Brice + -son.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bryson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1869
    Bryson Burroughs born
    American painter and art historian
  2. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,915 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1993
    Bryson DeChambeau born
    American professional golfer
  4. 2017
    Peak, #86
    4,679 babies named Bryson — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Bryson DeChambeau · American professional golfer, born 1993
  • Bryson Burroughs · American painter and art historian, 1869–1934
  • Bryson Goodwin · Australian rugby league footballer, born 1985
  • Bryson Stott · American baseball player, born 1997
  • Bryson Fonville · American basketball player, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.