Brandom Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Brandom sits within the Brandon family of names, which has English roots. Its meaning, shared with Brandon, is “Hill where broom grew”. Records show Brandom as one of the forms Brandon took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Brandin.

The 2010 US Census counted 273 people named Brandom, ranking it number 71,478 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

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