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UK surname

Brammall

In the 1881 census there were 218 people recorded with the Brammall surname, ranking it #12,158 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 218, ranked #18,481, down from #12,158 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, Manchester and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees, Stockport and Sheffield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Brammall is 280 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.0%.

1881 census count

218

Ranked #12,158

Modern count

218

2016, ranked #18,481

Peak year

1911

280 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Brammall had 218 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,158 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016, ranked #18,481.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 280 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Brammall surname distribution map

The map shows where the Brammall surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Brammall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Brammall over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 129 #14,406
1861 historical 143 #15,906
1881 historical 218 #12,158
1891 historical 199 #14,977
1901 historical 194 #15,425
1911 historical 280 #11,982
1997 modern 238 #15,760
1998 modern 239 #16,179
1999 modern 248 #15,884
2000 modern 243 #16,053
2001 modern 253 #15,403
2002 modern 260 #15,415
2003 modern 245 #15,822
2004 modern 238 #16,242
2005 modern 241 #16,036
2006 modern 239 #16,224
2007 modern 236 #16,617
2008 modern 241 #16,481
2009 modern 254 #16,230
2010 modern 246 #16,975
2011 modern 241 #17,057
2012 modern 232 #17,401
2013 modern 233 #17,606
2014 modern 232 #17,761
2015 modern 221 #18,289
2016 modern 218 #18,481

Geography

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Where Brammalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, Manchester, Sheffield and Kirkburton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees, Stockport, Sheffield and Harborough. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Stockport Cheshire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Kirkburton Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Stockport Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
2 Kirklees 053 Kirklees
3 Stockport 027 Stockport
4 Sheffield 070 Sheffield
5 Harborough 002 Harborough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Brammall

These lists show first names that appear often with the Brammall surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Brammall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Brammall, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Brammall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Brammall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Brammall is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Brammall is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Brammall falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Brammall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Brammall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Brammall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Brammall surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 70 Brammalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.31x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 70 3.31x
Cheshire 59 12.51x
Lancashire 58 2.29x
Derbyshire 16 4.78x
Middlesex 5 0.23x
Staffordshire 4 0.55x
Durham 3 0.47x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.69x
Kent 1 0.14x
Suffolk 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stockport in Cheshire leads with 24 Brammalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 98.89x.

Place Total Index
Stockport 24 98.89x
Cartworth 18 1028.57x
Glossop Dale 16 102.17x
Sheffield 16 23.74x
Dukinfield 14 64.25x
Manchester 10 8.77x
Aldford 9 2432.43x
Layton With Warbreck 9 96.77x
Ecclesfield 8 51.55x
Crompton 6 83.10x
Silkstone 6 571.43x
West Derby 6 8.09x
Bradfield 5 61.27x
Broughton In Salford 5 21.57x
Hulme 5 9.45x
Winnington 5 961.54x
Wooldale 5 139.28x
Everton 4 4.95x
Hartford 4 373.83x
Stone 4 43.38x
Ecclesall Bierlow 3 6.97x
Hesketh Cum Becconsall 3 476.19x
Heworth 3 23.96x
Islington London 3 1.45x
Nunnington 3 1034.48x
Pendleton In Salford 3 9.93x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 2 10.14x
Cheetham 2 10.58x
Crumpsall 2 33.50x
Worksop 2 23.42x
Barton Upon Irwell 1 5.24x
Bedford 1 18.87x
Brightside Bierlow 1 2.41x
Castle Northwich 1 64.10x
Doddleston 1 454.55x
Halesworth 1 54.35x
Little Budworth 1 256.41x
Manningham 1 3.83x
Milton In Gravesend 1 9.15x
St George In East London 1 4.98x
St Giles In Fields London 1 9.54x
Thurgoland 1 69.93x
Winmarleigh 1 357.14x
York St Mary 1 11.40x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Brammall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 15
Sarah 12
Elizabeth 9
Hannah 5
Margaret 5
Alice 4
Ann 4
Annie 4
Emma 4
Jane 4
Ada 2
Beatrice 2
Edith 2
Elizth. 2
Ellen 2
Isabella 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Nancy 2
Agnes 1
Bertha 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Emily 1
Florence 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lillian 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Minney 1
Patty 1
Polly 1
Rachel 1
Selina 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Brammall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 19
William 9
James 6
Joseph 6
Charles 5
George 5
Henry 5
Alfred 3
Fred 3
Robert 3
Aquila 2
David 2
Ellis 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Samuel 2
Sydney 2
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Wilfred 2
Abraham 1
Arthur 1
Augustus 1
Benjamin 1
Edward 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Esme 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Harvey 1
Humphrey 1
Isaac 1
Joe 1
Joe.W. 1
Jos. 1
Lewis 1
Mervyn 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Richard 1
Washington 1
Wilson 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Brammall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Brammall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 218 people were recorded with the Brammall surname. That placed it at #12,158 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Brammall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016. That gives Brammall a modern rank of #18,481.

What does the Brammall map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Brammall bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.