Brierly Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brierly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brierley,' a township in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding, Yorkshire; v. Brear.

John de Brerelay, 13 Richard II: Freemen of York.

1782. Married — John Croker and Mary Brearley: St.

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Brierly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8601:421,46436,514
England1571:354,89225,525
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Australia351:771,30649,759
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:40,0915,095
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:139,88513,187

Brierly (18) may also be a first name.

Brierly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brierley,' a township in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding, Yorkshire; v. Brear.

John de Brerelay, 13 Richard II: Freemen of York.

1782. Married — John Croker and Mary Brearley: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who came from Brierly (glade where briars grew), in Yorkshire.

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

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The briar—lee; French, bruyere, shrubs growing on commons and heaths.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Brierly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brierly occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brierly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 319,816th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. Brierly is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Brierly are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

Brierly is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 860 people, or 1 in 421,464. In The United States Brierly is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Iowa, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Brierly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brierly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brierly surname rose 240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brierly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brierly surname are 18.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.73% registered with the political party.

Brierly earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brierley9310,930/
Brierlay932/
Brerly920/
Brierleys880/
Briearley880/
Brearly8632/
Bryerly863/
Brerley862/
Bruerly861/
Brierle861/
Brjerly860/
Brirley860/
Brairly860/
Briorly860/
Breerly860/
Brearley804,452/
Bryerley802/
Breirley802/
Brearely802/
Breurley800/
Broerley800/
Brairley800/
Breirlay800/
Briorley800/
Brearleys750/
Brirhli71136/
Bruerle711/
Brerlich672/
Vrearley671/
Broyarly670/
Bryerller631/
Brayarli531/

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