How common is the surname Briley?

5,629 people in the United States had the surname Briley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. It ranked 6,094th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Briley?

John Briley, American screenwriter (1925-2019).

Where is the surname Briley most common?

Wikidata records people named Briley in the United States.

Is the surname Briley getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,629 in 2010, down 21%.

Is Briley also a first name?

Yes. Briley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Briley

A surname, carried by 5,629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Briley is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Uncertain. Possibly a variant of Brierley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,629 people named Briley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,155.

#6,094

rank among US surnames

5,629

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-21.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,552)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,088	Laguna	5,633	54,810
#6,091	Worsham	5,631	54,830
#6,093	Tolson	5,630	54,839
#6,094	Brenneman	5,629	54,849
#6,097	Westcott	5,626	54,878
#6,098	Coria	5,625	54,888

Who is named Briley

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

81% of people named Briley identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brileys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Briley
American screenwriter (1925-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Briley

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

Questions

Where does the surname Briley come from?: Uncertain. Possibly a variant of Brierley.
How common is the surname Briley?: 5,629 people in the United States had the surname Briley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. It ranked 6,094th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Briley?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Briley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Briley?: John Briley, American screenwriter (1925-2019).
Where is the surname Briley most common?: Wikidata records people named Briley in the United States.
Is the surname Briley getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,629 in 2010, down 21%.
Is Briley also a first name?: Yes. Briley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.