Bramham
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Bramham (countable and uncountable, plural Bramhams)
- A village in Bramham cum Oglethorpe parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4243).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bramham is the 140157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 119 individuals. Bramham is most common among White (82.35%) and Black/African American (13.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bramham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 214.
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