Bramwell (name)

Bramwell is a surname derived from an unidentified hamlet in England, the name of which comes from the Old English for 'broom' or 'bramble well'.^[1]^[2] The location of the place it referred to is difficult to trace, as the surname is distributed fairly evenly throughout England.^[1] In modern times, 'Bramwell' has also been used as a masculine given name, with the short form 'Bram'.

People surnamed Bramwell

Aaron Bramwell (born 1986), Welsh rugby union player
Sir Byrom Bramwell (1847–1931), British brain surgeon
Christopher Bramwell (fl. 1977–1996), British television actor
Sir Frederick Bramwell (1818–1903), British civil and mechanical engineer
George Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell (1808–1892), English judge
Grant Bramwell (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist
Henry Bramwell (1919–2010), United States federal judge
John Bramwell (born 1964), English singer and songwriter
John Milne Bramwell (1852–1925), Scottish physician and surgeon
John Bramwell (footballer) (born 1937), English football left back
Steven T. Bramwell (born 1961), British physicist and chemist

People with the given name Bramwell

Bramwell Booth (1856–1929), English General of The Salvation Army
Bramwell Fletcher (1904–1988), English stage, film and television actor
Bramwell Tillsley (born 1931), Canadian General of The Salvation Army
Bramwell Tovey (born 1953), British conductor and composer

References

1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: the University Press. p. 88. ISBN 0198605617.
↑ Anonymous (1995). Dictionary of First Names. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. p. 34. ISBN 1855342839.

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