Bramhall Surname

130,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bramhall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramhall,' formerly also Bromale, a township in the parish of Stockport. The variants are of a natural character. The 'd' in Brammald is, of course, excrescent; compare Simmonds for Simmons, Bryant for Bryan.

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Bramhall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6981:213,46220,827
England1,4271:39,0465,056
Canada831:443,92338,562
Wales611:50,7304,716
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Australia341:793,99150,673
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9411:25,9043,554
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

Bramhall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramhall,' formerly also Bromale, a township in the parish of Stockport. The variants are of a natural character. The 'd' in Brammald is, of course, excrescent; compare Simmonds for Simmons, Bryant for Bryan. The form Broomhall is a reminiscence of Bromale, as already stated, an early spelling.

Mathew de Bromale, Cheshire, temp. 1150: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Ann Bickerton, of Bromall, widcrui, 1616: Wills at Chester (1545-1620).

Hugh Bramhall, of Hatherton, 1595: ibid.

Hugh Bramall, of Nether Peover, Cheshire, 1628: ibid.

Margaret Broomhall, of Little Peoter, Cheshire, 1633: ibid.

Richard Bromall, of Birch, 1639; ibid.

Philip Brommall, of Knutsford, Cheshire, 1632: Earwaker's East Ches.

Thus every one of the variants in our modern directories is easily accounted for.

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

(English) belonging to Bramhall = the Bramble Slope, or Corner [v.Bram-, and + Old English h(e)al(h]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bramhall (broom corner), in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A place where goods are sold; bram, Danish, goods on sale.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bramhall was mayor of Pontefract in 1602 (M.). Bramall was the name of the mayor of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in 1781 (Harwood's "Lichfield").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bramhall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bramhall is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bramhall.

How Common Is The Last Name Bramhall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bramhall is the 130,665th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,105,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Bramhall live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,698 people, or 1 in 213,462. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Bramhall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bramhall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bramhall last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bramhall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bramhall are 7.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bramhall earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.63% more than the national average, earning R 381,708 per year; in United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $56,851 CAD per year.

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