Broms Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Broms Surname Definition:

(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.

Broms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Sweden3631:27,1262,208
Finland651:84,5659,027
Norway161:321,39331,311
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Bröms (288) are calculated separately.

Broms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Broms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broms (Russian: Бромс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Bröms. Click here to see other possible spellings of Broms.

How Common Is The Last Name Broms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Broms is the 402,505th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Broms live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 27 percent reside, Oregon, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 42 percent reside and Finland, where 7 percent reside.

Broms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Broms last name expanded 782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Broms are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Broms earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning 250,620 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning $47,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bröms93288/
Brooms91491/
Broems9129/
Bromse918/
Bromms915/
Broomse832/
Brons803,828/
Brems802,573/
Brams801,977/
Brums8023/
Brouns733,126/
Brahms731,137/
Braams73884/
Braems73809/
Breems73353/
Bronst73113/
Brömse7375/
Bromše7365/
Broons7338/
Bronse7331/
Bronsh7328/
Bremsz7327/
Bremås7317/
Brehms7312/
Bramms7310/
Bramsø736/
Brumms734/
Bronsz733/
Broins733/
Braums733/
Bramse732/
Vrooms731/
Bramsh731/
Broomz731/
Bramns731/
Bramså731/
Bhrems730/
Brosens671,713/
Braamse67208/
Brahams67131/
Bronsch67130/
Brahmst6796/
Brouhns6750/
Bramsch6733/
Breumsø6714/
Brammås6712/
Brohnst673/
Brosins672/
Brumsch671/
Brocins670/

Broms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broms in the Russian language
Бромсbroms-

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