Brammald Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brammald 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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Brammald Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Brammald 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

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
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Brammald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brammald occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Brammald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brammald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brammald is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Brammald occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Brammald reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 205,004. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Northern Ireland Brammald exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

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