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    The surname Bramwell

    A surname, carried by 1,553 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B654

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bramwell is more common than 88.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,553 people named Bramwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,806 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,400.

    #17,980
    rank among US surnames
    1,553
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.9%
    change since 2000 (was #18,278)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,975Archila1,554198,678
    #17,980Plath1,553198,806

    Who is named Bramwell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    64% of people named Bramwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bramwells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Bramwell
      British botanist (1942-2022)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bramwell

    Bramwell has the Soundex code B654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B654.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bramwell?
    1,553 people in the United States had the surname Bramwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,806 Americans. It ranked 17,980th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bramwell?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Bramwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bramwell?
    David Bramwell, British botanist (1942-2022).
    Where is the surname Bramwell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bramwell in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Bramwell getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,400 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,553 in 2010, up 11%.