Briley Family History
Briley Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Brólaigh see Brawley . English: habitational name from Brilley in Bridstow (Herefordshire) a local variant of the name that usually develops as Bromley . In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Brilej: nickname derived from dialect briliti ‘to shave’ hence apparently denoting a barber.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022