Brindley Surname

48,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brindley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Brindley = prob. the Burn or Brook Lea [cp. the intrus.

d in Brindle; Old English leáh]

Brindley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,0491:11,0351,627
United States3,2551:111,35512,104
Australia9731:27,7453,769
Canada4441:82,9869,238
Wales1981:15,6291,693
Northern Ireland1401:13,1791,894
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Ireland801:58,8623,980
South Africa711:763,06652,802
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India81:95,883,173728,828
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2891:10,6491,622
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

Brindley (227) may also be a first name.

Brindley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Brindley = prob. the Burn or Brook Lea [cp. the intrus.

d in Brindle; Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Brindley, of Bradeley, was tenant of "the Lady Stafford" in 1644 (E.). James Brindley, the famous engineer of last century, was born at Wormhill, Derbyshire, in 1716. A Staffordshire village and a Cheshire town bear the name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brindley Last Name Facts

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

Brindley is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brindley? popularity and diffusion

Brindley is the 48,983rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 693,458 people. The last name Brindley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Brindley are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 596,468th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 227 people.

The last name Brindley is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 5,049 people, or 1 in 11,035. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 18 percent reside, West Midlands, where 10 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Brindley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brindley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brindley last name rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 9,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 216 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brindley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brindley surname are 19.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Brindley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.97% more than the national average, earning R 430,044 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $55,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brindleyh941/
Briendley941/
Brindle937,644/
Brindly9312/
Brendley8861/
Brindler8816/
Brindlay889/
Brindlee883/
Wrindley882/
Brindles882/
Bryndley882/
Brimdley881/
Brindlet881/
Briendle880/
Bruindle880/
Brndle8614/
Brindelle8230/
Brändle805,268/
Brendle804,793/
Bryndle8052/
Brendly8014/
Brimdle801/
Vrindle801/
Brindli801/
Brändly801/
Brimdly800/
Brinddilly780/
Brendler752,350/
Bründler75640/
Braendle75400/
Braendly7530/
Brändler7523/
Brendles751/
Brűndler751/
Brenddly750/
Bryndlie750/
Brndli7123/
Brendelle712/
Brindelli711/
Brindlich710/
Brändli672,227/
Brendli6794/
Brendlé6723/
Brendla677/
Wrndler671/
Bryndla671/
Brändleová671/

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Brindley Reference & Research

Brinley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brinley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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