Bramwell Surname

60,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bramwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bramwell = the Bramble-Well [v. Bram-, and + Old English welle]

Bramwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8041:19,8712,824
United States2,2671:159,88516,288
Jamaica1,1881:2,416378
Australia6161:43,8245,552
Canada3681:100,12410,876
South Africa3541:153,04417,319
New Zealand3021:14,9942,619
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Panama421:93,1493,638
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Greece141:791,41484,075
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
France131:5,109,440259,941
Denmark101:564,47234,222
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6551:14,7282,193
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales271:58,0892,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Bramwell (994) may also be a first name.

Bramwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bramwell = the Bramble-Well [v. Bram-, and + Old English welle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bramwell Last Name Facts

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

Bramwell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bramwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,407th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 873,702 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Bramwell live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 255,301st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 994 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,804 people, or 1 in 19,871. In England Bramwell is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England Bramwell occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Jamaica, where 14 percent live.

Bramwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bramwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bramwell surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bramwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bramwell last name are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bramwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.75% less than the national average, earning R 183,576 per year; in United States they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $47,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $52,700 CAD per year.

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