Bramble Surname

70,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Bramble Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramble.' I cannot find the place. It is probably some small spot in Kent.

Thomas de Bremble, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Helena Bramble, Kent, 13 Edward IV, pt.

1606-7.

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Bramble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1581:87,1719,821
England1,2471:44,6825,646
Australia5071:53,2466,570
Trinidad and Tobago3051:4,472731
Canada1591:231,73322,208
France1291:514,90571,423
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines801:1,408303
Antigua and Barbuda621:1,600275
Montserrat471:10519
United States Virgin Islands441:2,509429
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Barbados261:11,056800
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Saint Kitts and Nevis121:4,600509
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland81:669,22723,443
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Anguilla11:13,436792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominica11:75,891912
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5451:44,7255,568
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8421:59,6426,589

Bramble (55) may also be a first name.

Bramble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramble.' I cannot find the place. It is probably some small spot in Kent.

Thomas de Bremble, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Helena Bramble, Kent, 13 Edward IV, pt.

1606-7. Richard Bramble (Dorset): Register of the University of Oxford.

1623. John Bramble, 'Major of Poole,' Dorset: Visitation of Dorsetshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A probable corruption of Brummel or Brammell; perhaps i. q. Broomhall; from Broomhall co. Berks.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Brambeley; a location name in Middlesex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bramble Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bramble Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bramble occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bramble? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,464th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,038,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Bramble live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 55 people.

The surname Bramble is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,158 people, or 1 in 87,171. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Bramble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bramble has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bramble surname rose 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 269 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bramble Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bramble surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bramble are 17.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Bramble earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.35% more than the national average, earning R 447,600 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,532 CAD per year.

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