Brougham Surname

166,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brougham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brougham,' a parish in Westmorland, near Penrith.

William de Brouham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1742. Married — Thomas Taylor and Dorothy Brougham: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Brougham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:440,94837,906
Australia6271:43,0555,467
England6101:91,3419,828
New Zealand2101:21,5633,783
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Wales281:110,5198,545
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:84,9328,963
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Brougham (18) may also be a first name.

Brougham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brougham,' a parish in Westmorland, near Penrith.

William de Brouham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1742. Married — Thomas Taylor and Dorothy Brougham: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Brougham, anciently Burgham - the Enclosure of the Strong­hold [Old English burg, burh, a stronghold, castle + ham(m, an enclosure, piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Brougham castle, co. Westmoreland, the Roman station Broeovum of Antoninus. The De Burghams held it temp. Edw. Confessor, and their successors, varying the name to Bruham, Broham, Browham, &c., have been, with a temporary interruption, possessors ever since. See Hutchinson's Cumberland, i. 299.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Originally Burgham. The village on a hill; a borough town. The name of a place in England.

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

A location name in Westmorland.

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

Brougham is one of the most ancient of names of these parts, but is not now sufficiently numerous to be inserted in my list. The Broughams have owned for ages in the West moreland parish of Brougham the manor and seat of that nane is De Burgham was the usual form of the family name until the 1__ century; after that we find it more often written Browham and Brougham; the name occurs frequently in the list of the sher__ of Westmoreland and Cumberland from the 14th to the present century, but there were Broughams in Brougham before the C__ quest (H.). The lineage and distinction of the race are __ preserved in this region in the noble house of Brougham and Va__founded by Henry Brougham, the famous Lord Chancellor. The Coulthards of Carlisle, and those of the county of Durh__ probably hail from the ancient Scottish family of Coulthart __ Coulthart, in Wigtownshire, the home of the family for meny centuries (L.). During last century several of the mayors __ Carlisle bore this name (J.). Dalzell or Dalziel is the name ia an ancient Scottish family, of which the Earl of Carnwath__ chief; the name occurs in the south of Scotland, and was original is taken from the barony of Dalziel, on the Clyde (L.).

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

Brougham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brougham is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brougham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 166,357th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,800,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Brougham live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 440,948. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

Brougham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brougham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brougham surname increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 4 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brougham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brougham last name is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brougham surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brougham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $42,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broughham941/
Brogham933/
Brugham930/
Broughan88606/
Braugham882/
Brougame881/
Broigham880/
Brungham880/
Brongham880/
Brugam869/
Brogam861/
Broghan8012/
Bragham8010/
Brungam801/
Brughan801/
Brougan800/
Brangham75172/
Broughon7512/
Braughan757/
Wrongham756/
Brougain751/
Braughom751/
Wraugham750/
Brauhgam750/
Brugheim750/
Brogan7119,371/
Bragam7156/
Brugan717/
Brogom710/
Breugom6791/
Brongan6756/
Brangam6733/
Broggan6710/
Bruggom678/
Brugane674/
Brungan672/
Broghon672/
Broggom671/
Brogaan671/
Brugand671/
Braghan670/
Brogahn670/
Wragham670/

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