Bromham

From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + hām (“homestead”).

Bromham (countable and uncountable, plural Bromhams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0051).
   2. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9665).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bromham is the 17974^th most common surname in England, belonging to 267 individuals.

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