How common is the surname Braley?

3,924 people in the United States had the surname Braley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,681 Americans. It ranked 8,423rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Braley?

Bruce Braley, American politician (born 1957).

Where is the surname Braley most common?

Wikidata records people named Braley in the United States.

Is the surname Braley getting more or less common?

More common. 3,815 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,924 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Braley

A French surname, carried by 3,924 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Braley is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from Old French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,924 people named Braley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,681 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,815.

#8,423

rank among US surnames

3,924

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,415	Kalman	3,927	78,621
#8,419	Zamorano	3,926	78,641
#8,422	Stallard	3,925	78,661
#8,423	Braley	3,924	78,681
#8,425	Lair	3,923	78,701
#8,427	Hagood	3,922	78,721

Who is named Braley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Braley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Braleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Braley
American politician (born 1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Braley

Braley has the Soundex code B640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B640.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Braley come from?: Braley is French in origin.
How common is the surname Braley?: 3,924 people in the United States had the surname Braley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,681 Americans. It ranked 8,423rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Braley?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Braley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Braley?: Bruce Braley, American politician (born 1957).
Where is the surname Braley most common?: Wikidata records people named Braley in the United States.
Is the surname Braley getting more or less common?: More common. 3,815 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,924 in 2010, up 2.9%.