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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 65 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 202 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 63 |
| Devon | 38 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 124 |
| Essex | 104 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 524 |
| Lancashire | 1,563 |
| Leicestershire | 250 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 627 |
| Middlesex | 153 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 146 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 302 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 134 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 681 |
| Warwickshire | 224 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 32 |
| Worcestershire | 103 |
| Yorkshire | 517 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 17 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 24 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 9 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 628 |
| Private Means | 67 |
| Cotton Weaver | 44 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 42 |
| General Labourer | 39 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| None | 29 |
| House Painter | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Dressmaker | 20 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 20 |
| Scholar | 19 |
| Housekeeper | 19 |
| At Home | 18 |
| Weaver | 18 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Charwoman | 14 |
| Carter | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Assisting In The Business | 13 |
| Assisting In Business | 11 |
| Housewife | 10 |
| 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