Brindley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Brinley

Etymology

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Brindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindley is the 12389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2511 individuals. Brindley is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brindley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.