Bromley Name Meaning: From the Old English brom 'broom' and leah, meaning 'woodland clearing'.
The name is of English origin and translates as 'the clearing in the broom wood'. The yellow broom tree was both popular and pictorial.
Discover how your Bromley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 30 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 130 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 50 |
| Derbyshire | 43 |
| Devon | 42 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 52 |
| Essex | 67 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 72 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 321 |
| Lancashire | 1,229 |
| Leicestershire | 189 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 543 |
| Middlesex | 28 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 81 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 307 |
| Suffolk | 46 |
| Somerset | 14 |
| Surrey | 65 |
| Sussex | 36 |
| Staffordshire | 502 |
| Warwickshire | 167 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 43 |
| Worcestershire | 72 |
| Yorkshire | 295 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 974 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 46 |
| Cotton Weaver | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| General Labourer | 31 |
| Annuitant | 29 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Hat Trimmer | 19 |
| Farmers Son | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Farmers Daughter | 14 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 14 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Hatter | 12 |
| Cotton Operative | 12 |
| Cotton Piecer | 12 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bromley | 2,350 |
| John Bromley | 2,239 |
| William Bromley | 2,186 |
| Elizabeth Bromley | 1,503 |
| Thomas Bromley | 1,356 |
| Sarah Bromley | 1,296 |
| James Bromley | 1,205 |
| George Bromley | 981 |
| Ann Bromley | 859 |
| Jane Bromley | 677 |
| Charles Bromley | 676 |
| Alice Bromley | 653 |
| Joseph Bromley | 549 |
| Henry Bromley | 519 |
| Eliza Bromley | 485 |
| Richard Bromley | 465 |
| Samuel Bromley | 442 |
| Emma Bromley | 435 |
| Ellen Bromley | 434 |
| Edward Bromley | 427 |
| Margaret Bromley | 416 |
| Annie Bromley | 408 |
| Hannah Bromley | 408 |
| Robert Bromley | 398 |
| Emily Bromley | 379 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 100% | 35,122 |
| 2 | Bramley | 86% | 19,813 |
| 3 | Bromiley | 88% | 2,416 |
| 4 | Brimley | 86% | 2,102 |
| 5 | Bromly | 86% | 436 |
| 6 | Bromely | 71% | 411 |
| 7 | Brumley | 86% | 402 |
| 8 | Broomley | 88% | 276 |
| 9 | Bramly | 71% | 245 |
| 10 | Barmley | 71% | 215 |
| 11 | Bromily | 71% | 176 |
| 12 | Bromeley | 88% | 144 |
The surname Bromley is the most popular version of all its varients