Brantly Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Brantly is an established spelling of the English surname Brantley. Name scholars give the meaning as “Steep or burnt clearing”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Brantley surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Brantly and Brantley

Without the “e” of Brantley, Brantly is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Brentley.

In the 2010 US Census, 495 Americans gave Brantly as their last name (rank 43,584). That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. Get the complete Brantly report, with a museum-style coat of arms.