Brome Surname

316,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Brome Surname Definition:

= Broom, q.v.

Brome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:879,75566,617
Barbados3511:819202
England1361:409,69228,019
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Spain471:994,72437,216
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Canada411:898,67368,969
Panama221:177,8305,396
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

The alternate forms: Bromé (56) & Bröme (7) are calculated separately.

Brome (21) may also be a first name.

Brome Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Broom, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Brome, Broom or Broome (place where broom grew), the names of several places in England; dweller near where broom grew.

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

Tradition derives the B.'s of W. Mailing from Broome, co. Salop, their residence from the XIII. to the XVI. cent. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Earls of Anjou first took the surname of Brome or Broome after their pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Fulke, Earl of Anjou, having worn a sprig of the broom—plant as the symbol of humility.

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

Brome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brome (Marathi: ोमे) is found most in The United States. It can be found as: Bromé or Bröme. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brome? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 316,181st most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. Brome is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Brome are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 879,755. In The United States Brome is primarily found in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 30 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Brome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brome has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brome surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 332 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brome surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brome last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Brome earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 27.37% more than the national average, earning $28,917,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.5% more than the national average, earning $52,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $43,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bromé9356/
Bröme937/
Broome9122,729/
Bromet91568/
Bromer91477/
Bromme91418/
Bromée91105/
Brohme9159/
Bromes9142/
Bromey9121/
Bromee9113/
Broeme9112/
Bromea918/
Bromeu914/
Bromhe912/
Broume912/
Bromei911/
Brrome911/
Brom895,908/
Brommer832,553/
Broomes831,898/
Broomer83507/
Brosmer83323/
Brohmer83154/
Brommet83113/
Broemme8364/
Brohmée8322/
Bromeis8314/
Bromead839/
Bromhed834/
Bromher832/
Broumet832/
Bromoey831/
Broumeh831/
Broumge831/
Brommed831/
Broomie831/
Bromerh831/
Bromiey831/
Bromett830/
Broomed830/
Brommes830/
Broimer830/
Broumer830/
Bromest830/
Bromess830/
Broom8014,227/
Brame806,275/
Breme805,211/
Brohm801,389/
Bromm801,304/
Broma80784/
Brume80652/
Broum80336/
Bromi80152/
Brgom8025/
Brhom8017/
Bhrom808/
Broim807/
Brème803/
Brême803/
Brrom802/
Bromh802/
Bräme802/
Broym801/
Wrome801/
Vrome801/
Bromy800/
Bromt800/
Bruom800/
Bromhead77761/
Brommett7710/
Bromehed772/
Broomead771/
Bhrommet771/
Broommer770/
Bramer733,890/
Bramhe732,697/
Brehme731,843/
Brämer731,585/
Brumme731,285/
Brumer731,026/
Brahme73899/
Broomi73683/
Brömme73671/
Brasme73636/
Brames73366/
Broumi73291/
Brohmi73252/
Broomé73223/
Bremme73222/
Brouma73200/
Bramme73181/
Bromma73153/
Brumet73137/
Vroome73136/
Braeme7351/
Bromio7342/
Bromha7329/
Bromis7327/
Bramet7325/
Vromet7322/
Brohmé7321/
Bromér7317/
B'Rame7312/
Brumes7310/
Broima739/
Brumhe738/
Bramey737/
Broumy737/
Brhoum736/
Brhoom736/
Brumeh735/
Brameh734/
Braume734/
Bramed734/
Brumea734/
Bromit733/
Bremea733/
Bremeh733/
Broumm733/
Bramge733/
Brumey732/
Wroome732/
Bhrame732/
Bremhe731/
Bruhme731/
Brodtm731/
Broihm731/
Bromai731/
Bremie731/
Broyma731/
Bromiś731/
Broomè731/
Broïma731/
Brusme731/
Brähme731/
Bramea731/
Bromid731/
Bromay730/
Breeme730/
Brooma730/
Vromer730/
Bromdt730/
Broomhead712,661/
Brommhead711/
Broomheed710/
Brummer6712,114/
Brammer6711,993/
Bram675,719/
Brummet67863/
Brumett67845/
Bromová67589/
Brömmer67197/
Brähmer67195/
Brasmer67138/
Brahame67129/
Bröhmer6758/
Brahmeh6738/
Bromova6736/
Broumis6727/
Bramesh6725/
Brommit6721/
Braamer6721/
Bromich6716/
Brumecz6713/
Brametz6712/
Brumetz6710/
Braumer678/
Bhromma678/
Bramhed677/
Bromisz676/
Brammie676/
Brahmey675/
Vrom674/
Brhooma674/
Broomis673/
Brahmei673/
Bramett672/
Bhramhe672/
Breumer672/
Brummeh671/
Brummes671/
Bromitt671/
Broumay671/
Brrohma671/
Bramech671/
Brammeh671/
Brammez671/
Brumeth671/
Wromeah671/
Broumih671/
Brromio671/
Brumets671/
Brahmie671/
Brhamee671/
Brhoumi671/
Brammed670/
Braehme670/
Vroomer670/
Bruimer670/
Bromish670/
Brusmer670/

Brome Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brome in the Marathi language
ोमेome-

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