Where Does the Brome Surname Come From?

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Brome usually leads back to Broome. Its meaning, shared with Broome, is “Broom heath”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Broome and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Brome and Broome

Without the “o” of Broome, Brome is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Brome with 218 bearers, at rank 85,659. Brome sounds close to Brom, so it can help to search both. Get the complete Brome report, with a museum-style coat of arms.