It is a surname of Spanish origin. Surname of Colombian General who participated in the Civil War of 1884. His full name was Manuel Briceño Fernández. Name of several Colombian municipalities in honor of the general anteriosr, in the Departments of Antioquia, Boyacá and Cundinamarca. In Venezuela there are also 2 municipalities with the denomination of Briceño: Justo Briceño, in the State of Mérida and Mario Briceño Iragorry, in the state of Aragua.
