Brawley () is a surname of Scottish, Irish and English origin. In Scotland and Ireland it may derive from the Irish name
Ó Brolaigh, which is also anglicised as ''Brolly'' and is common in
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
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Northern Ireland. In England it may also derive from the French name ''de Broglie''. Another possible etymology of the name in Scotland connects it with the
Scots word ''braw'', meaning ''fine'' or ''handsome'' and the word ''lea'', meaning a meadow; compare also the Scots word ''brawlie'' meaning ''excellent'' or ''in good health''.
The name is most common in Scotland, prominently in
Strathclyde, excluding
Argyll and Bute and
Inverclyde.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Benjamin Griffith Brawley
Benjamin Griffith Brawley (April 22, 1882February 1, 1939) was an American author and educator. Several of his books were considered standard college texts, including ''The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States'' (1918) and ''New Survey ...
(1882-1939), American writer and educator
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Billy Brawley, Scottish footballer
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Ed Brawley, American football player
*Edward A. Brawley, Scottish writer and professor
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Edward M. Brawley
Edward McKnight Brawley (March 18, 1851 – January 13, 1923) was an American educator and minister in North Carolina and South Carolina. He was the first African American to attend Bucknell University. He was an important figure in the developmen ...
, American educator and minister
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Harry Brawley, American athlete
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Joel Brawley
Joel Vincent Brawley, Jr. is the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University. Brawley is reputed nationally for being a prolific mathematics educator and is regarded highly for his teaching abilities. Brawley is al ...
, American mathematician
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M. A. Brawley, American politician
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Otis Brawley, American physician
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Robert Brawley
Clyde Robert Brawley (born April 10, 1944) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.
He represented the state's 43rd House district, including constituents in Catawba and Iredell counties (later the 101st distric ...
, American politician
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Robert J. Brawley, American artist
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Ryan Brawley, Scottish boxer
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Sean Brawley, American tennis player
*Sean Brawley, Australian historian
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Susan Brawley, American marine ecologist
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Tawana Brawley Tawana may refer to:
* Tswana an ethnic group in Botswana
*List of rulers of Tawana People
*Tawana Brawley rape allegations
*Tawana Kupe Zimbabwean-South African academic
*Kea Tawana
Kea Tawana (c. 1935 – August 4, 2016) was an American artist k ...
, a black 15-year-old female who falsely claimed to have been raped by six white men
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Wendy Brawley
Wendy C. Brawley is an American politician. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 70th District, serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party. She was defeated by Democrat Jermaine Johnson i ...
, American politician
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William Brawley (disambiguation)
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