Explore the Family Name Bruley

The meaning of Bruley

Altered form of French Brûlé (see Brule). This surname is also found in Britain, where it is of Huguenot origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bruley in the United States has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,054th most common surname, with a count of 653 occurrences. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 36,099, and the number of people with this surname had decreased by 4.9% to 621. The proportion of individuals named Bruley per 100,000 people also declined from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, a decrease of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,054	#36,099	-9.21%
Count	653	621	-4.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bruley

When looking at the ethnic identities associated with the surname Bruley, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as White in both years, although there was a small decrease from 93.72% in 2000 to 92.27% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, more than doubling from 1.23% in 2000 to 2.58% in 2010. There was also a small increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, which rose from 1.38% to 1.61%. The percentage of those identifying as Black slightly decreased from 2.91% to 2.74%. No data was reported for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.72%	92.27%	-1.55%
Black	2.91%	2.74%	-5.84%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.58%	109.76%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.61%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%