Explore the Family Name Brimley

The meaning of Brimley

English: 1. habitational name, perhaps from Brimley in Devon or Brimbley in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, both named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. 2. variant of Bromley.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Brimley" has risen between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,363 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 39,117, indicating an approximate 7.66% increase in popularity. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 482 in 2000 to 563 in 2010, resulting in a significant growth rate of 16.8%. Moreover, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also rose from 0.18 to 0.19 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,363	#39,117	7.66%
Count	482	563	16.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brimley

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname "Brimley" identified as White, with a slight increase from 63.90% in 2000 to 65.01% in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased slightly from 33.82% in 2000 to 32.33% in 2010. There was no representation reported for individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent. New data in 2010 showed that some individuals with the Brimley surname began identifying as Hispanic (1.42%) or from two or more races (1.07%). The changes suggest a growing ethnic diversity among those bearing the Brimley surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.9%	65.01%	1.74%
Black	33.82%	32.33%	-4.41%
Hispanic	0%	1.42%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%