Bromwich Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bromwich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bromwich.' (1) Little Bromwich, a hamlet in the parish of Aston, Warwickshire; (a) West Bromwich, a parish in Staffordshire; (3) Castle Bromwich, a chapelry in the parish of Aston, Warwickshire (v.

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Bromwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8741:63,7517,463
Australia3131:86,2489,971
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Canada521:708,56956,910
Wales251:123,7819,267
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6491:37,5584,847
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bromwich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bromwich.' (1) Little Bromwich, a hamlet in the parish of Aston, Warwickshire; (a) West Bromwich, a parish in Staffordshire; (3) Castle Bromwich, a chapelry in the parish of Aston, Warwickshire (v. Brom).

1671-2. Thomas Brumwych and Elizabeth Smith: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1748. Married — Joseph Breedon and Mary Bromwitch: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1772. — Joseph Guningham and Elizabeth Bromwich: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Bromwich = the Broom-Place [Old English bróm + wíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Stafford, and places in co. Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Bromwich is the name of an old Daventry family. Mrs. Bromwich of that town held the great tithes in the reign of Henry VIII. (Wh.); and the town clerk of Daventry at the beginning of last century bore this name (B.). The name is still in the town. Probably the family originally hailed from the parish of Bromwich, in the adjacent county of Warwick.

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

Bromwich Last Name Facts

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

Bromwich is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bromwich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 244,761st most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bromwich live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 874 people, or 1 in 63,751. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 15 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England Bromwich occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Bromwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bromwich has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bromwich surname increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bromwich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bromwich are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.

The amount Bromwich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.25% less than the national average, earning 213,701 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning R 164,160 per year; in United States they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $49,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning $58,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bromwitch940/
Bromwiech940/
Bromvich882/
Bramwich881/
Bronwich881/
Bronvich751/
Brombeis6344/
Brombeiß6328/
Brombeiss5916/
Brambis534/
Branvic531/

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