From the brittle meadow or bright meadow
A modern American coinage likely derived from a combination of the English surname Brindley or the word 'brittle' with the popular 'ley' suffix. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Bradley or Berkeley, referring to a meadow or woodland clearing.
Less common today
Brittley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,234 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
