Brantley Surname
Approximately 29,389 people bear this surname
Brantley Surname Definition:
(English) One who lived at, or near, the meadow where broom grew; one who came from Bramley (clearing overgrown with broom), the name of various places in England.
Brantley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,245 | 1:12,394 | 1,538 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15 | 1:3,680 | 468 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,887 | 1:26,613 | 3,277 |
Brantley (2,139) may also be a first name.
Brantley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who lived at, or near, the meadow where broom grew; one who came from Bramley (clearing overgrown with broom), the name of various places in England.
Brantley Demographics
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Brantley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brantley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brantley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brantley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,753rd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 247,968 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Brantley live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 162,364th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 2,139 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 29,245 people, or 1 in 12,394. In The United States Brantley is mostly found in: Georgia, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Brantley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brantley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brantley last name rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brantley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Brantley are 16.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.76% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brantley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $40,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandtley | 94 | 4 | / |
| Brantleys | 94 | 2 | / |
| Branttley | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brantlley | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brantleyi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brantleyh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brantleey | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brantly | 93 | 657 | / |
| Brantle | 93 | 22 | / |
| Brantlee | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brantlay | 88 | 4 | / |
| Branthle | 88 | 3 | / |
| Brandtly | 88 | 2 | / |
| Branthly | 88 | 2 | / |
| Brontley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brantlet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brantler | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brantlly | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brantlys | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brandtler | 82 | 13 | / |
| Brantlett | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brontle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brontly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brantlecht | 78 | 19 | / |
| Brantlid | 75 | 21 | / |
| Brantelli | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bramtelle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brantlacht | 67 | 0 | / |
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Brantley Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brantley
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