Brome Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
Brome Surname Definition:
= Broom, q.v.
Brome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 412 | 1:879,755 | 66,617 |
| Barbados | 351 | 1:819 | 202 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Philippines | 91 | 1:1,112,508 | 90,748 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
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.
(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.
Tradition derives the B.'s of W. Mailing from Broome, co. Salop, their residence from the XIII. to the XVI. cent. B.L.G.
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.
Brome Demographics
Average Brome Salary in
United States
$52,424 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Brome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brome in the Marathi language | ||
| ोमे | ome | - |
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Brome Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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