Bridge settlement or town near the bridge
Brigston is an English habitational surname-turned-given name. It likely derives from the Old English elements 'brycg', meaning bridge, and 'tun', meaning settlement or enclosure, denoting someone who lived near a bridge.
Less common today
Brigston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,003 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).