Bromwell

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Herefordshire, from Old English brōm (“broom”) + wella (“spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Bromwell (plural Bromwells)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bromwell is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Bromwell is most common among White (91.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bromwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233.