Explore the Family Name Brightly

The meaning of Brightly

English: habitational name from Brightley in Okehampton or Brightley Barton in Chittlehampton (both Devon).

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How common is the last name Brightly in the United States?

In terms of popularity, the surname Brightly saw a marginal increase between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname was ranked 76,208th in popularity with 235 individuals bearing it. By 2010, this ranking had slightly improved to 74,826th and the count had increased by 9.79% to reach 258 individuals. Despite the slight increase in numbers, the proportion of people with the Brightly surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.09 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,208	#74,826	1.81%
Count	235	258	9.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brightly

When it comes to ethnic identity, there was a small shift among people with the surname Brightly from 2000 to 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of white individuals with this surname increased by 3.63%, from 71.06% in 2000 to 73.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals with the Brightly surname decreased by 12.49%, going from 21.70% in 2000 to 18.99% in 2010. For the first time in 2010, 2.33% of individuals with the Brightly surname identified as Hispanic. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races remained constant at 4.26% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.06%	73.64%	3.63%
Black	21.7%	18.99%	-12.49%
Two or More Races	4.26%	4.26%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%