Brandram Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brandram Surname Definition:

From the Scandinavian brand, a sword, and ram, strong-' strongsword. ' Ferguson.

Brandram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Brandram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Scandinavian brand, a sword, and ram, strong-' strongsword. ' Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Brandram occurs in Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From Brandrum; a location name in Monaghan.

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

Brandram Last Name Facts

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

Brandram is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Brandram.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandram? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brandram live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Brandram is most frequent in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 52 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 14 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Barring England Brandram exists in one country. It is also common in Wales, where 3 percent are found.

Brandram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brandram has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brandram surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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