Brawley Surname

77,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brawley Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Dweller on the broad meadow.

Brawley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5851:64,8997,588
Scotland3251:16,4732,025
Canada1971:187,03318,476
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia391:692,19746,687
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Ireland131:362,22614,761
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland781:47,9903,371
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:66,2527,202

Brawley (89) may also be a first name.

Brawley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Dweller on the broad meadow.

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

Brawley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brawley (Arabic: براولي) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brawley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,210th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,149,818 people. Brawley is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Brawley reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brawley is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 89 people.

Brawley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,585 people, or 1 in 64,899. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Brawley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brawley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brawley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brawley surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Brawley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 4023.54% more than the national average, earning R 9,799,100 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $55,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brawlley933/
Brawly9211/
Brewley86395/
Browley86338/
Brabley8625/
Brawlay863/
Bravley863/
Brawlie861/
Brawlly860/
Braawly860/
Braevley801/
Brawlett800/
Browlley800/
Brable7747/
Browly7719/
Brawla771/
Brewly771/
Braswelle750/
Browlee7141/
Browler7111/
Browles718/
Bravlet718/
Browlie716/
Vrabley712/
Browlle712/
Browlay711/
Brawlau711/
Brabelle677/
Browlett671/
Browlees670/
Braubille631/
Vrable62241/
Brabla621/
Brablé621/
Brewla621/
Brovly620/
Brobleh579/
Broywli571/
Brovles571/
Brabilla5313/
Brabella530/

Brawley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brawley in the Arabic language
براوليbrawly-

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