Last Name BROME

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The Earls of Anjou first took the surname of Brome or Broome after their pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Fulke, Earl of Anjou, having worn a sprig of the broom-plant as the symbol of humility.
Origin

Rank 86,992 (2000 US census) 52,668 (1990 US census)
Count 199 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 47.74%, or 95 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 49.25%, or 98 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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