Brigley Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Brigley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1811:203,56719,858
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Wales91:343,83718,086
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Brigley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigley is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Brigley are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Brigley is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 203,567. In Canada it is most common in: Alberta, where 45 percent reside, Nova Scotia, where 23 percent reside and Ontario, where 20 percent reside. Barring Canada it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Brigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brigley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brigley last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brigley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brigley surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brigley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning $36,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighley931/
Brigle9292/
Brigly9240/
Wrigley8610,335/
Briggle86343/
Brigler8626/
Breigle8614/
Brigles869/
Briglie865/
Brugley861/
Briegle861/
Brighle860/
Brighly860/
Briggler8078/
Briggles8063/
Wriggley804/
Wrighley803/
Brighleh802/
Braighle802/
Briglesz801/
Brighler801/
Brughley800/
Breingle800/
Brigli7710/
Wrigle774/
Wrigly773/
Brugle770/
Bregle770/
Braighleh751/
Brigilles751/
Brigiller751/
Brighlett750/
Bregler71682/
Brighli71239/
Breegle71139/
Wriggle7199/
Bregles7121/
Brygler712/
Bruglea711/
Wriglay711/
Wriggly711/
Brégler711/
Bruglle710/
Breugle710/
Wregley710/
Brüggler67453/
Wriggles6730/
Bregille672/
Breglecz671/
Wriglaye671/
Brigella670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brigley
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