Briley Surname

65,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,687 people bear this surname

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

Briley Surname Definition:

From Broilly near Valognes, Normandy. William de Broilleio occurs in the Duchy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Osbern de Broily held lands in Bedford 1086, Waleran de Bruellio in Normandy 1165, Robert de Bruilli in 1178 witnessed the charter of Lindores, Scotland (Mon.

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Briley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1371:50,7866,130
England3491:159,65114,974
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Canada371:995,82774,831
Wales271:114,6128,773
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8391:59,8556,606

Briley (253) may also be a first name.

Briley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Broilly near Valognes, Normandy. William de Broilleio occurs in the Duchy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Osbern de Broily held lands in Bedford 1086, Waleran de Bruellio in Normandy 1165, Robert de Bruilli in 1178 witnessed the charter of Lindores, Scotland (Mon. ii. 1052), Simon de B. held lands in Warwick (Testa de Neville), and John de Bruilly, 1324, was summoned to a great council, Westminster.

The Norman People (1874)

Briley Last Name Facts

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

Briley occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 65,005th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 948,035 people. The surname Briley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Briley are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 560,146th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 253 people.

The last name Briley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,137 people, or 1 in 50,786. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Briley exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Briley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Briley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Briley last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Briley are 0.050000000000004% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.28% registered with the party.

The amount Briley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brailey922,094/
Brisley921,290/
Brileya9239/
Brieley9221/
Britley923/
Breiley922/
Brihley921/
Bruiley920/
Brile9187/
Brily9187/
Brailley862/
Breilley861/
Braisley860/
Brittley860/
Braitley860/
Braley835,409/
Bruley832,290/
Briles831,800/
Braile83965/
Briele83260/
Brilej83242/
Briole83175/
Wriley8357/
Bryley8345/
Briely8341/
Breley8318/
Briler8317/
Bruile8311/
Braily8310/
Broile8310/
Brilee834/
Brilay834/
Brisle833/
Brilya832/
Brilea832/
Brilet832/
Brilje832/
Britle831/
Briliy831/
Broily831/
Breily831/
Breile831/
Vriley830/
Bresilley8015/
Brésilley802/
Brealey771,961/
Brittle771,910/
Brayley771,093/
Brailly77870/
Bralley77589/
Brielle77400/
Bresley77278/
Breiler77218/
Broiles77210/
Breyley77204/
Brailer77166/
Briolay77113/
Breilly77104/
Braille77100/
Briehle7741/
Broiler7720/
Brislee7719/
Braeley7715/
Breille7712/
Brauley7711/
Bruille777/
Brielly775/
Briglie775/
Writley773/
Broilet773/
Brulley773/
Bruilly772/
Brailee772/
Brisler771/
Brijily771/
Brilesh771/
Briliya771/
Brislet771/
Brojile771/
Brouley771/
Brahley771/
Brailes771/
Breeley771/
Broyley771/
Brislay771/
Brijile771/
Britles771/
Brailhe771/
Brueley770/
Bretley770/
Britler770/
Braaley770/
Britlee770/
Broilee770/
Britlle770/
Brihler770/
Brysley770/
Brule736,904/
Brila73526/
Brili73259/
Brale73119/
Brely7387/
Brlej7359/
Brilj7340/
Bryle7331/
Brele7328/
Brilé731/
Brüle731/
Wrily730/
Wrile730/
Vrile730/
Bryly730/
Breitler71557/
Broillet71525/
Breuille71461/
Breuilly71255/
Broisler71216/
Breasley71206/
Brittles71166/
Breiller71113/
Breillet71112/
Breisler7193/
Britelle7193/
Braillet7171/
Bretille7160/
Bruielly7121/
Brilouet7119/
Bruihler7115/
Bruillet7114/
Braitler717/
Braisler716/
Bruilhet713/
Braillie712/
Breihele711/
Breihile711/
Brithtly711/
Broutley711/
Broyleys711/
Brahaley711/
Braielay711/
Braihler711/
Brailler711/
Braweley711/
Braylley711/
Broiller711/
Brausley711/
Britlays710/
Brautley710/
Brislowe710/
Brittler710/
Bruislay710/
Brisleip710/
Briselle710/
Breesley710/
Britlett710/
Brislaue710/
Briola671,417/
Braila671,414/
Brelet67648/
Brilha67530/
Bryles67334/
Brelje67300/
Brilis67194/
Braule67179/
Brulea67147/
Brealy67142/
Brulle67138/
Brhili67138/
Breili67120/
Britiller67119/
Bresle67103/
Broili67100/
Brulay6791/
Brelie6776/
Brelea6776/
Brelay6773/
Brulee6766/
Brayle6762/
Brilio6761/
Bralee6746/
Brhely6743/
Brittelle6737/
Bretiller6730/
Breloy6726/
Breila6725/
Broyle6720/
Breler6720/
Brilia6716/
Bryler6715/
Bralle6714/
Breyla6713/
Braele6713/
Brylet6713/
Bruloy6713/
Breuly6711/
Briela6710/
Wreile6710/
Brelys6710/
Bruele676/
Braili676/
Broule676/
Brilah675/
Broele674/
Vrisly674/
Brayly674/
Breihelle673/
Brulya673/
Breely673/
Brehle673/
Bruely673/
Brichelle673/
Bretillet673/
Brauly672/
Bhrale672/
Brouly672/
Breale672/
Brytle672/
Brylie672/
Breele672/
Broila672/
Brajle672/
Braely671/
Brejle671/
Breule671/
Breyle671/
Breyly671/
Brgila671/
Broillett671/
Brahle671/
Wriler671/
Wriole671/
Brulei671/
Braisller671/
Breisller671/
Brayiller671/
Breleu671/
Brichille671/
Brilat671/
Brälye671/
Brulhe671/
Brailă671/
Brzili671/
Brilas671/
Britli671/
Brelei671/
Brisla671/
Wryley670/
Bretle670/
Brylee670/
Brulie670/
Broittler670/
Whrily670/
Whrile670/

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