# Bristow

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,056

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. Bristol, England
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## Etymology
Habitational surname for someone who lived in Bristol.

## Easily confused with
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristow-vs-briton)
- **Brixton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristow-vs-brixton)
- **bestow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bestow-vs-bristow)
- **Bristol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristol-vs-bristow)
- **Briscoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briscoe-vs-bristow)
- **bristle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristle-vs-bristow)
- **Barstow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barstow-vs-bristow)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbristow`, `birstow`, `brisotw`, `brisstow`, `bristoww`, `bristtow`, `bristwo`, `britsow`, `brristow`, `brsitow`, `rbistow`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bristow