Brockley Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Brockley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brockley,' a parish seven miles from Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

1335. William de Brokkeley, rector of Howe, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Peter de Brokeley, Norfolk, temp.

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Brockley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Wales851:36,4063,615
Canada541:682,32655,162
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Brockley (15) may also be a first name.

Brockley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brockley,' a parish seven miles from Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

1335. William de Brokkeley, rector of Howe, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Peter de Brokeley, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: ibid.

Lescelina de Brokeley, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: ibid.

John Brocklee, rector of North Lynn, Norfolk, 1420: ibid.

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

Of local origin, perhaps from Brackley in Kinross-shire. John Brockley in Falkirk, 1680 (Stirling).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at 1 the Badger- Lea [v. Brock 1, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 the Brook-Lea [v. Brock 2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Somerset, Suffolk, and Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Brockley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brockley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brockley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 358,623rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. The last name Brockley is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Brockley live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, held by 15 people.

Brockley is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England Brockley is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 32 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Brockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brockley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brockley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brockley last name are 7.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brockley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,898 CAD per year.

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