Bromhall Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bromhall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramhall,' formerly also Bromale, a township in the parish of Stockport. The variants are of a natural character. The 'd' in Brammald is, of course, excrescent; compare Simmonds for Simmons, Bryant for Bryan.

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Bromhall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:568,55234,674
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bromhall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bramhall,' formerly also Bromale, a township in the parish of Stockport. The variants are of a natural character. The 'd' in Brammald is, of course, excrescent; compare Simmonds for Simmons, Bryant for Bryan. The form Broomhall is a reminiscence of Bromale, as already stated, an early spelling.

Mathew de Bromale, Cheshire, temp. 1150: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Ann Bickerton, of Bromall, widcrui, 1616: Wills at Chester (1545-1620).

Hugh Bramhall, of Hatherton, 1595: ibid.

Hugh Bramall, of Nether Peover, Cheshire, 1628: ibid.

Margaret Broomhall, of Little Peoter, Cheshire, 1633: ibid.

Richard Bromall, of Birch, 1639; ibid.

Philip Brommall, of Knutsford, Cheshire, 1632: Earwaker's East Ches.

Thus every one of the variants in our modern directories is easily accounted for.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Broomhall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A place where goods are sold; bram, Danish, goods on sale.

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

Bramhall was mayor of Pontefract in 1602 (M.). Bramall was the name of the mayor of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in 1781 (Harwood's "Lichfield").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bromhall Last Name Facts

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

Bromhall is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bromhall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bromhall is the 1,321,499th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bromhall live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 568,552. In England Bromhall is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 20 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 20 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 19 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Bromhall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bromhall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bromhall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bromhall are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Bromhall earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning $23,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $49,125 CAD per year.

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