Bream
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See also: bream
English
Etymology
English surname, from an obsolete derivative of the root of the noun broom. Also from the adjective breme (“famous”). Compare the spelling variant Braham.
Proper noun
Bream (countable and uncountable, plural Breams)
- A surname.
- A village in West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6005).
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bream is the 33772th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 674 individuals. Bream is most common among White (97.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bream”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.