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UK surname

Bromham

In the 1881 census there were 179 people recorded with the Bromham surname, ranking it #13,787 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 307, ranked #14,508, down from #13,787 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Godalming, London parishes and Llangafelach. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bromham is 349 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 71.5%.

1881 census count

179

Ranked #13,787

Modern count

307

2016, ranked #14,508

Peak year

1998

349 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bromham had 179 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,787 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 307 in 2016, ranked #14,508.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 292 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bromham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bromham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bromham 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 116 #15,545
1861 historical 162 #14,310
1881 historical 179 #13,787
1891 historical 225 #13,714
1901 historical 269 #12,518
1911 historical 292 #11,674
1997 modern 343 #12,349
1998 modern 349 #12,567
1999 modern 344 #12,776
2000 modern 349 #12,585
2001 modern 330 #12,893
2002 modern 342 #12,837
2003 modern 323 #13,161
2004 modern 331 #12,973
2005 modern 323 #13,133
2006 modern 318 #13,348
2007 modern 321 #13,403
2008 modern 326 #13,374
2009 modern 327 #13,599
2010 modern 328 #13,856
2011 modern 336 #13,498
2012 modern 332 #13,501
2013 modern 323 #14,003
2014 modern 321 #14,150
2015 modern 313 #14,313
2016 modern 307 #14,508

Geography

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Where Bromhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Godalming, London parishes, Llangafelach, Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington and Witley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. 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 Godalming Surrey
2 London parishes London 1
3 Llangafelach Glamorganshire
4 Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington Wiltshire
5 Witley Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Neath Port Talbot 010 Neath Port Talbot
2 Swansea 003 Swansea
3 Neath Port Talbot 016 Neath Port Talbot
4 Neath Port Talbot 012 Neath Port Talbot
5 Neath Port Talbot 008 Neath Port Talbot

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bromham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bromham

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Bromham, 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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Bromham is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Bromham is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

Bromham falls in decile 9 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 Bromham is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Bromham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bromham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bromham 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. Glamorgan leads with 59 Bromhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.41x.

County Total Index
Glamorgan 59 19.41x
Wiltshire 29 18.78x
Sussex 22 7.47x
Surrey 20 2.35x
Middlesex 12 0.69x
Devon 8 2.20x
Somerset 7 2.49x
Lancashire 5 0.24x
Cheshire 3 0.78x
Hampshire 3 0.84x
Nottinghamshire 3 1.27x
Yorkshire 3 0.17x
Berkshire 2 1.53x
Derbyshire 2 0.73x
Kent 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Witley in Surrey leads with 16 Bromhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 2666.67x.

Place Total Index
Witley 16 2666.67x
Clase 14 123.89x
Manningford Abbotts 14 23333.33x
Blaenhonddan 13 915.49x
Calne 12 377.36x
Kensington London 10 10.30x
Newcastle Higher 9 436.89x
Merthyr Tydfil 7 23.96x
Porlock 7 1521.74x
Beckley 6 810.81x
Briton Ferry 6 165.29x
St John Near Swansea 5 132.98x
Swansea Town 5 20.06x
Tillington 5 943.40x
North Ambersham 4 4000.00x
North Molton 4 563.38x
Petworth 4 227.27x
Liverpool 3 2.38x
Petersfield 3 306.12x
Stanton St Bernard 3 1500.00x
Bray 2 51.95x
Brendon 2 1333.33x
Claughton With Grange 2 113.64x
Derby St Werburgh 2 12.67x
Horton In Bradford 2 7.40x
Nottingham Standard 2 333.33x
Pagham 2 384.62x
Toxteth Park 2 2.85x
Walton On Thames 2 51.15x
Clerkenwell London 1 2.43x
Exeter St Sidwell 1 12.02x
Godalming 1 18.66x
Hastings St Mary In The 1 15.92x
Higher Bebington 1 40.49x
Kingston On Thames 1 4.89x
Lenton 1 18.05x
Plymouth Charles The 1 6.25x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.25x
Tong 1 29.94x
Woodchurch 1 135.14x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 11
Sarah 8
Emma 4
Edith 3
Emily 3
Julia 3
Kate 3
Rebecca 3
Charity 2
Frances 2
Grace 2
Jane 2
Jessie 2
Rachel 2
Susan 2
Ada 1
Adelaide 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Bertha 1
Bessie 1
Betsey 1
Betsy 1
Charlotte 1
Eliza 1
Ella 1
Emiline 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Fanny 1
Francess 1
Harriot 1
Helen 1
Hilda 1
Lilian 1
Maria 1
Maryann 1
Minnie 1
Pricilla 1
Rhoda 1
Rose 1
Sabinah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 10
Charles 6
Thomas 6
Albert 3
George 3
Henry 3
Isaac 3
Richard 3
Daniel 2
Edwin 2
James 2
Louis 2
Michael 2
W. 2
Alfred 1
Bartholemew 1
Benjamin 1
David 1
Ed. 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Evan 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
Joseph 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Maurice 1
Moses 1
Peter 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wm.Jhn. 1

FAQ

Bromham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bromham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 179 people were recorded with the Bromham surname. That placed it at #13,787 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bromham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 307 in 2016. That gives Bromham a modern rank of #14,508.

What does the Bromham map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Bromham 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.