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    The surname Bramley

    An English place surname, carried by 951 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɹæmli/ 2 syllables Soundex B654

    Bramley: #25,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bramley #25,865, 951 people Bramley: #25,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bramley #25,865, 951 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bramley is more common than 84.1% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).

    Bramley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 951 people named Bramley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 324,654 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 953.

    #25,865
    rank among US surnames
    951
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #24,584)

    Who is named Bramley

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

    90% of people named Bramley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bramleys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Bramley
      American actor (1928-1985)
    • Flora Bramley
      British actress (1909-1993)

    Notable Bramleys come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bramley

    Bramley has the Soundex code B654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B654.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bramley come from?
    From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).
    How common is the surname Bramley?
    951 people in the United States had the surname Bramley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 324,654 Americans. It ranked 25,865th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bramley?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Bramley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bramley?
    William Bramley, American actor (1928-1985), followed by Flora Bramley.
    Where is the surname Bramley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bramley in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Bramley?
    Bramley is /ˈbɹæmli/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Bramley?
    Bramley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Bramley getting more or less common?
    Less common. 953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 951 in 2010, down 0.2%.