Bresley Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bresley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bresley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Bresley (68) may also be a first name.

Bresley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bresley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bresley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Bresley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bresley reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 19 percent reside, Nebraska, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Bresley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bresley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bresley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bresley surname are 36.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bresley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.77% less than the national average, earning R 88,464 per year and in United States they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $39,809 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breasley93206/
Bressley933/
Broesley931/
Briesley930/
Breesley930/
Bresle92103/
Breley9218/
Bresly9218/
Bresilley8815/
Breadsley888/
Bresler863,978/
Brealey861,961/
Brisley861,290/
Brasley86253/
Breyley86204/
Brieley8621/
Brosley867/
Breiley862/
Breasly862/
Bretsle861/
Breeley861/
Breslei861/
Briesly860/
Bressly860/
Breslee860/
Bretley860/
Bresloe860/
Bresles860/
Breasle860/
Brysley860/
Brely8387/
Brele8328/
Bressler807,055/
Breezley8099/
Breisler8093/
Brassley8047/
Breshler806/
Brissley805/
Breysler804/
Brashley802/
Breilley801/
Brossley801/
Briscley801/
Braisley800/
Breizley800/
Brislley800/
Breszler800/
Brieslly800/
Breadsle800/
Breesler800/
Breacley800/
Briley777,687/
Brelet77648/
Brelje77300/
Briele77260/
Brealy77142/
Brasle7777/
Brelie7776/
Brelea7776/
Brelay7773/
Bryley7745/
Brhely7743/
Briely7741/
Breloy7726/
Breler7720/
Bresla7714/
Brosle774/
Brisly773/
Breely773/
Brehle773/
Bresli773/
Brisle773/
Breale772/
Breele772/
Brejle771/
Breule771/
Breyle771/
Breyly771/
Breily771/
Breslé771/
Breile771/
Breleu771/
Brelei771/
Bretle770/
Brezle770/
Brezly770/
Bresselle7520/
Breissler756/
Brésilley752/
Bressleer751/
Bressller751/
Breadslee751/
Breassler751/
Breezeley751/
Breisller751/
Breschler751/
Breslaues750/
Brailey712,094/
Brayley711,093/
Brettle71892/
Wrisley71848/
Breslau71800/
Breßler71527/
Brazley71224/
Breiler71218/
Brezler71185/
Breilly71104/
Breeler7148/
Brelest7141/
Briehle7141/
Brileya7139/
Bräsler7133/
Bretler7121/
Brhelle7120/
Brislee7119/
Brixley7117/
Breslas7117/
Breśler7117/
Brissle7115/
Breille7112/
Brehely7112/
Wressle7111/
Wresler717/
Bricley714/
Broslei714/
Britley713/
Brealer713/
Brislie712/
Breslis712/
Breales712/
Brisler711/
Brissly711/
Breatle711/
Breischler711/
Brelije711/
Brihley711/
Briscle711/
Brislet711/
Braslie711/
Wreslie711/
Brisloe711/
Broyley711/
Brislay711/
Bretlle711/
Broslee711/
Brosleh711/
Brheler710/
Bruiley710/
Brassle710/
Braisly710/
Brozley710/
Brazsle710/
Wrysley710/
Breyler710/
Braslay710/
Brechle710/
Breyles710/
Brechly710/
Breezly710/
Brealoy710/
Breslla710/
Breelet710/
Brislly710/
Brela67644/
Breitler67557/
Brechler67450/
Bretelle67402/
Brischle67234/
Broisler67216/
Brazelle67204/
Brettler67174/
Breiller67113/
Breillet67112/
Britelle6793/
Brile6787/
Brily6787/
Brosille6775/
Breslich6774/
Bretille6760/
Bresilla6759/
Brlej6759/
Broselle6741/
Breslash6735/
Bryle6731/
Brissler6726/
Brazzley6725/
Bresslau6723/
Brasille6715/
Braselle6713/
Breslout6712/
Breli6711/
Breazele679/
Brössler677/
Braisler676/
Brossliy674/
Wressler673/
Brezelle673/
Brailley672/
Brelé672/
Bregille672/
Breichle671/
Broyleys671/
Braylley671/
Vrele671/
Breslach671/
Brézelle671/
Breletth671/
Braysler671/
Brittley670/
Brislowe670/
Braitley670/
Brizelle670/
Bruislay670/
Brechlet670/
Brishler670/
Bryly670/
Broizley670/
Braidsly670/
Brisleip670/
Brozelle670/
Brichley670/
Brettles670/
Briselle670/
Breizler670/
Brislaue670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bresley
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