Bromley

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English

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Etymology

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

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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). [1]
    5. A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298). [2]
    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. [3]
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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

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