Brinsley Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brinsley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Brinsley or Brunsley - Brun’s Lea [M.E, ley, Old English leáh] Roger de Bruneslegh.—Writs of Parl.

Brún = Brown was a common A.-Saxon name.

Brinsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:381,63126,761
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Australia721:374,94030,993
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Brinsley (278) may also be a first name.

Brinsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Brinsley or Brunsley - Brun’s Lea [M.E, ley, Old English leáh] Roger de Bruneslegh.—Writs of Parl.

Brún = Brown was a common A.-Saxon name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brinsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinsley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 672,867th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 34 percent of Brinsley reside; 34 percent reside in Australasia and 34 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 532,586th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 278 people.

Brinsley is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England Brinsley is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 15 percent live, Kent, where 13 percent live and Dorset, where 10 percent live. Barring England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 18 percent live.

Brinsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brinsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brinsley surname expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brinsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brinsley surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the political party.

Brinsley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year.

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