Bramner Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Bramner Surname Definition:
The old form was Brabener, 'the Brabander,' i.e. a native of Brabant. In the Caithness pronunciation of the name the medial b is sometimes heard. Artificers and traders from the Low Countries of the continent settled in Aberdeenshire and elsewhere on the East Coast at an early date.
Read More About This SurnameBramner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Bramner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The old form was Brabener, 'the Brabander,' i.e. a native of Brabant. In the Caithness pronunciation of the name the medial b is sometimes heard. Artificers and traders from the Low Countries of the continent settled in Aberdeenshire and elsewhere on the East Coast at an early date. "The braboner, or webster craft, or weaver trade, holds the eighth place amongst the nine trades" of Dundee (Warden, Burgh laws of Dundee, p. 503). The name was common in East Ross, Mar, and Strathdon in the sixteenth century. Walter Brabounare held a tenement in Irvine, Ayrshire, in 1418—26 (Irvine, I, 126,130), and Gerard de Brabancia, medicus, held a tenement in Glasgow, 1486 (REG., p. 450). Agnus Brebner witnessed an Elgin document of 1489 (Laing, 235), Alexander Brabanar was tenant of the Twa Half Dawakkis (i.e. davochs), Aidmanoch, 1504 (ER., XII, p. 660), and Thomas Brabnair is mentioned in a precept of 1521 (Cawdor, p. 143). Andrew Brabnere was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1507 (NSCM., I, p. 44), Patrick Brebner is recorded in Strathdee, 1527, and John Brabonar was tenant of Dalmoloak in 1539 (ER., XVII, p. 671). William Brabner was a 'quhytfischer' in Futtie, 1601 (CRA., p. 217), Dod mcAllisr vic finlay Brembner is in record, 1649 (IDR., p. 367), and James Brimner was servitor to John, earl of Atholl, 1630 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 559). Alexander Brymner, burgess of Stirling, 1775 (Stirling). Brabanere 1565, Brabiner 1595, Brabnar 1550, Braboner 1653, Brabuner 1541, Braymer 1681, Brebener 1641, Breboner 1540, Brember 1685, Brimmer 1760, Brobner 1662; Brabanner, Brabener, Brabin, Braibner, Brebiner, Brebner, Bremner, Brender, Brymer 1681.
Bramner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bramner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bramner is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bramner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bramner live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.
It is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland it is most common in: Clackmannanshire, where 67 percent live, Moray, where 17 percent live and Glasgow City, where 17 percent live. Excluding Scotland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Guyana, where 11 percent live.
Bramner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bramner has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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