Brickley Surname

131,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brickley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or on, the meadow newly broken up for cultivation.

Brickley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7301:132,76913,962
England4061:137,23713,423
Ireland1691:27,8642,539
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales211:147,35910,403
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1771:25,0272,709
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Wales361:43,5672,298
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:56,8736,337

Brickley (20) may also be a first name.

Brickley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or on, the meadow newly broken up for cultivation.

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

Brickley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brickley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Brickley.

How Common Is The Last Name Brickley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,037th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,111,720 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Brickley reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,730 people, or 1 in 132,769. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Brickley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brickley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brickley surname expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 5 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brickley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brickley surname is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brickley last name are 13.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brickley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 328.23% more than the national average, earning R 1,017,640 per year; in United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brickloey940/
Bricklley940/
Brickle93720/
Brickly9311/
Brikley938/
Bricley934/
Brickler88740/
Breckley88133/
Bruckley885/
Bricklee882/
Bricklay881/
Briekley881/
Briscley881/
Brickleu881/
Bricle864/
Brikle863/
Brikly861/
Breickler8242/
Brickless822/
Breckle80319/
Briclet80185/
Bräckle80111/
Brückle8035/
Bricler8035/
Breckly8013/
Briklya8013/
Brukley8010/
Brekley802/
Briscle801/
Briskle801/
Bruckle801/
Brickla800/
Breckles75145/
Breakley7544/
Bricklid752/
Brűckler751/
Breacley750/
Brikli71568/
Brekle71123/
Brukle7178/
Brichelle713/
Brucle712/
Brichille711/
Brikla711/
Breeckler710/
Bricklish710/
Bryklya6730/
Brekler677/
Briçkla671/
Briccli671/
Brecler671/
Brükler671/
Brhjkly671/
Breakly671/
Breakle670/

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