Bramley Surname

50,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Bramley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramley,' a chapelry and village near Leeds.

Nigel de Bramleye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus de Bramley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1754. Married-Thomas Hancock and Elizabeth Bramley: St.

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Bramley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5681:10,0071,477
Australia1,4871:18,1542,533
United States1,3341:271,70825,489
New Zealand4821:9,3951,629
Canada2801:131,59113,681
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
Israel881:97,24611,271
Wales511:60,6775,433
France391:1,703,147154,208
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7061:9,0081,353
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Bramley (196) may also be a first name.

Bramley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramley,' a chapelry and village near Leeds.

Nigel de Bramleye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus de Bramley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1754. Married-Thomas Hancock and Elizabeth Bramley: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Bramley = 1 the Bramble-Lea [v. Bram-, and + Old English leáh] 2 the Bilberry-Lea [Old English bran-] The Derbyshire Bramley occurs as Branlege in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Hants, Surrey, and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Yorkshire Bramleys derive their name from two townships in the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bramley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bramley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bramley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bramley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,996th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 724,840 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bramley reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. Bramley is also the 648,004th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 196 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 5,568 people, or 1 in 10,007. In England Bramley is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Bramley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bramley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bramley last name increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 192 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bramley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bramley last name are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Bramley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.58% less than the national average, earning 216,038 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 125.52% more than the national average, earning R 535,920 per year; in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $48,271 CAD per year.

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