Bromley Surname

25,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bromley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bromley.' (1) A parish in Kent; (a) a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire Also Bromley Abbots and Bromley Bagots in Staffordshire, and Great Bromley in Essex, &c.

Thomas de Bromleh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Bromley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5661:47,9065,803
England7,3911:7,5391,100
Australia2,6531:10,1761,512
Canada1,5551:23,6953,228
New Zealand3951:11,4641,996
Wales3281:9,4351,034
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
Jamaica1601:17,9371,640
Peru1161:274,00110,785
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
France361:1,845,076161,051
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Greece291:382,06251,720
Guernsey291:2,222539
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Jersey201:4,960981
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malta41:107,5681,849
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Macau11:601,6301,582
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5181:5,395822
Wales841:18,6721,092
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5321:32,7803,946

Bromley (314) may also be a first name.

Bromley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bromley.' (1) A parish in Kent; (a) a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire Also Bromley Abbots and Bromley Bagots in Staffordshire, and Great Bromley in Essex, &c.

Thomas de Bromleh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert de Bromlegh, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Bromleye, Staffordshire, ibid.

Johannes de Bromylegh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1573. Buried — Edward Bromley: St. Antholin (London).

1587. Married — Walter Bromeley and Joane Mouldinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1587. Married — Richard Bromley and Amye Mawdes: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Bromley, or Dweller at the Broom-Lea [Old English bróm + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bromley (clearing where broom grew), the name of several places in England.

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

Parishes and places in cos, Kent, Stafford, Northumb., Essex, Middlesex, &c. The word is pure Anglo-Saxon, and equivalent to "broom-field."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Bromley, a small town in England, so called from brome or broom, and ley, a field or common.

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

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

The name of Bromley, which is common amongst all classes in Shropshire, is probably in most cases derived from the place thus called in the county, but there is also a Staffordshire township of Bromley. De Bromleye held estates in Leaton in the 14th century, and the name of Bromeley was represented in Broughton in the 16th century (E.). The Bromleys are now most numerous in the Shrewsbury district.

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

Bromley Last Name Facts

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

Bromley (Arabic: بروملي, Russian: Бромлей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bromley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,806th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 349,255 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Bromley reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 314 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,566 people, or 1 in 47,906. In The United States Bromley is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Bromley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bromley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bromley surname expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 390 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 383 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bromley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bromley last name is predominantly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bromley surname are 18.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bromley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,341 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.15% more than the national average, earning R 563,568 per year; in United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bromley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bromley in the Russian language
Бромлейbromlej-
Bromley in the Arabic language
برومليbrwmly-

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Bromley Reference & Research

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