Bromley

English

Alternative forms

• Bramley

Etymology

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom +‎ -ley and doublet of Brimley.; compare Broom.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɒmli/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑmli/

Proper noun

Bromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4069).
   2. A London borough of Greater London.
   3. A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, eastern London, officially Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).
   4. A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).
   5. A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).
   6. A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).
2. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
3. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
4. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.
5. An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Abbots Bromley
• Bromley-by-Bow
• Bromley Cross
• Bromley Heath

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bromley is the 6146^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5576 individuals. Bromley is most common among White (91.02%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Moberly