# Brantley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brantley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An American surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,395 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,684 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,431 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (19,953 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbræn.tli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized from Alemannic German Brändle, Brändli, "firebrand."

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brantley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 59% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brantley in the United States.

## People named Brantley

- Betsy Brantley, American actress
- Michael Brantley, American baseball player
- Jarrell Brantley, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Larry Brantley, American stand-up comedian

## Similar surnames

Brindley, Brindle, Brandl, Brendle, Brandel, Bryant, Brandt, Brand, Brant, Brandes, Branton, Brantner.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.