Brumley Surname

50,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Brumley Surname User-submission:

The Brumley surname means 'dweller on the lea where the brambles grew'.

Brumley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0311:40,1354,938
Australia5371:50,2716,260
Israel2511:34,0944,772
Costa Rica701:68,2871,364
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
England381:1,466,26563,675
Jamaica371:77,5663,653
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Panama51:782,45211,059
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:56,8736,337

Brumley (25) may also be a first name.

Brumley Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brumley surname means 'dweller on the lea where the brambles grew'.

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Brumley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brumley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Brumley.

How Common Is The Last Name Brumley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brumley is the 50,854th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 722,684 people. Brumley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brumley live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,031 people, or 1 in 40,135. In The United States Brumley is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Kentucky, where 7 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.

Brumley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brumley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brumley surname grew 1,023 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brumley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brumley last name are 16.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.28% being registered to vote for the party.

Brumley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $40,236 USD per year.

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