Brantley Surname

18,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,2451:12,3941,538
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England161:3,482,379114,324
Saint Kitts and Nevis151:3,680468
Guam121:13,3432,098
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8871:26,6133,277

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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Brantley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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