Bramhall

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bramall, Bramel, Bramhill, Brummell, Brimhall

Etymology

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

Proper noun

Bramhall (countable and uncountable, plural Bramhalls)

1. A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bramhall is the 22924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1116 individuals. Bramhall is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bramhall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 214.