Brantley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Brantley family
The surname Brantley was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in the 13th century at Gosforth.
Early History of the Brantley family
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Brantley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brently, Brendling, Brandling, Brantley, Brandly, Brendley, Brandley, Brantsley, Brantesly, Brandlyn, Branlyn, Brendlyn and many more.
Early Notables of the Brantley family
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Brantley Ranking
In the United States, the name Brantley is the 1,341st most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1
Brantley migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Brantley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Hugh Brantley, who arrived in Virginia in 1640 2
Brantley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Eliza Brantley, who landed in Virginia in 1702 2
- Benjamin Brantley, who arrived in New England in 1710 2
Brantley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- M.W. Brantley, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
- Frank O. Brantley, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1897
- John Wesley Brantley, aged 27, who settled in America from London, in 1897
Brantley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Wm. J. Brantley, aged 53, who landed in America, in 1906
- A. P. Brantley, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1906
- Ella F. Brantley, aged 43, who settled in America, in 1908
- Mrs. A. P. Brantley, who landed in America, in 1909
- William T. Brantley, aged 57, who immigrated to America, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brantley (post 1700) +
- Caleb Brantley (b. 1994), American NFL football defensive tackle who played for the Cleveland Browns (2017) and the Washington Redskins (2018–2020)
- Charles Emmett Brantley (1924-2016), American Tennessee Walking Horse breeder, inducted into both the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
- Clifford "Cliff" Brantley (b. 1968), American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1991 and 1992
- Tom Brantley (b. 1970), American jazz trombonist
- Christopher Charles "Chris" Brantley (b. 1970), former American football wide receiver
- Bobby Lynn Brantley (b. 1948), American Republican politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Florida (1987-1991) 3
- Michael Charles "Mikey" Brantley (b. 1961), American former Major League Baseball player who played in 1986 for the Seattle Mariners
- Jeffrey Hoke "Jeff" Brantley (b. 1963), American former Major League Baseball player, current broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds
- Scot Eugene Brantley (b. 1958), American radio and television sports broadcaster
- John Brantley IV (b. 1989), American football quarterback for the Florida Gators
- ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Suggested Readings for the name Brantley +
- Dear Grandchildren: A Genealogy of the Descendants of James Brantley and Elizabeth Kirven by James Ivey Jackson Brantley.
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2014, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html