How common is the surname Brinley?

1,040 people in the United States had the surname Brinley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. It ranked 24,174th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brinley?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Brinley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brinley?

Charles Brinley, actor (1880–1946).

Where is the surname Brinley most common?

Wikidata records people named Brinley in the United States.

Is the surname Brinley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,040 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Brinley also a first name?

Yes. Brinley 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 Brinley

A surname, carried by 1,040 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B654 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). Brinley is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

Possibly a variant of Brindley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,040 people named Brinley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,021.

#24,174

rank among US surnames

1,040

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #23,283)

Who is named Brinley

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

98% of people named Brinley identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brinleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Brinley
Actor (1880–1946)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Brinlee
Brynlee
Brynlie

Surnames that sound like Brinley

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

Questions

Where does the surname Brinley come from?: Possibly a variant of Brindley.
How common is the surname Brinley?: 1,040 people in the United States had the surname Brinley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. It ranked 24,174th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brinley?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Brinley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brinley?: Charles Brinley, actor (1880–1946).
Where is the surname Brinley most common?: Wikidata records people named Brinley in the United States.
Is the surname Brinley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,040 in 2010, up 1.9%.
What are other spellings of Brinley?: Brinlee, Brynlee and Brynlie.
Is Brinley also a first name?: Yes. Brinley 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.