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Last name Bristow (Bristow , ブリストウ, Бристоу ) , in the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Bristow is characteristic of Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, British Virgin Islands, and Isle of Man. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Bristow is the forename as well as the last name.