The Braley surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,924 people carried this name — #8,423 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,815 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 107 people named Braley.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Braley in American newspapers,
1896–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,039 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Braley,
with a public archive behind them.
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Berton Braley 1882–1966 · poet -
Bruce Braley 1957– · lawyer -
Russ Braley 1921– · journalist
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David Braley 1941–2020 · businessperson
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Frank Braley 1968– · pianist
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Michael Braley 1971–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Braley.
- Brahim 140 · U.S. census
- Brahimi 202 · U.S. census
- Braida 162 · U.S. census
- Brail 124 · U.S. census
- Brain 1,533 · U.S. census
- Bral 172 · U.S. census
- Brambilla 223 · U.S. census
- Brame 2,911 · U.S. census
- Brams 129 · U.S. census
- Bran 1,687 · U.S. census
- Brana 354 · U.S. census
- Branas 179 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Braley is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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