# Brindle (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,351 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,057 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 131,325 people |
| Change since 2000 | +10% (2,137 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English burna (“stream, brook”) + hyll (“hill”). The surname could either derive from the village in England or be an Americanized spelling of South German Brindl and Bründl.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brindle 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Similar surnames

Brantley, Brindley, Brendel, Brandl, Brendle, Brandel, Brand, Brundage, Brandes, Brinton, Brundidge, Brindisi.

## 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.