Brolley

Brolley Meaning & Origin

About Brolley
The surname Brolley is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Brualláin, meaning "descendant of Bruallán." The name Bruallán itself is believed to be derived from the word "bruall," which means "a noisy fellow" or "a brawler." Therefore, the surname Brolley likely originated as a nickname for someone who was known for being loud or quarrelsome.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brolley: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Ranking information for the surname Brolley is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AA1 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/brolley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B640

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brolley in Braille

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

The name Brolley in braille

How to sign the name Brolley using Sign Language

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

The name Brolley in sign language

Numerology