Explore the Family Name Brinley

The meaning of Brinley

English (Lancashire): variant of Brindley.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brinley exhibited a slight shift in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 23,283, while in 2010, it fell to 24,174 - marking a decrease of approximately 3.83%. However, despite this drop in rank, the total count of people bearing the Brinley surname increased from 1,021 to 1,040 during the same period, reflecting a growth rate of 1.86%. The proportion of the name per 100,000 residents also decreased by approximately 7.89%, moving from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,283	#24,174	-3.83%
Count	1,021	1,040	1.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.35	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brinley

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Brinley surname identify as White. In 2000, about 96.96% of Brinleys identified as White, and this percentage increased to 97.79% in 2010. There was a notable decrease in the percentage of those identifying as Black, which fell by 43.22% from 1.18% in 2000 to 0.67% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among Brinleys slightly grew during the same time span, increasing by 11.59% from 0.69% to 0.77%. Meanwhile, there were no reported changes in Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for this surname. Notably, individuals identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.78% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	97.79%	0.86%
Hispanic	0.69%	0.77%	11.59%
Black	1.18%	0.67%	-43.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%