Brayley

Brayley Meaning & Origin

About Brayley
The surname Brayley is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Bray" or "Braie," meaning "hill" or "slope," combined with the suffix "-ley," indicating a clearing or meadow. Therefore, the surname Brayley is believed to have originated as a locational name for someone who lived near a hill or slope in a clearing or meadow. It is a relatively rare surname and is mainly found in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brayley is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brayley: 172
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 104,156
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brayley based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EY1 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/brayley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B640

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brayley in Braille

Here's how to represent Brayley in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brayley in braille

How to sign the name Brayley using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brayley using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brayley in sign language

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