Find out how popular the last name Brumbles is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brumbles.

Brumbles, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brumbles surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brumbles in America

Brumbles is the 136449th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brumbles surname appeared 123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brumbles.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brumbles to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brumbles

The surname Brumbles is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational surname derived from a place name, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name hailed from a specific town or village.

One possible origin for the name Brumbles could be from the Old English words "brom" meaning "broom" and "hyll" meaning "hill." This would suggest that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a hill covered with broom plants. Alternatively, it could have originated from a place name with a similar spelling, such as Brombley or Broomley.

Although the name does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are records of the surname Brumbles in various parish registers and historical documents from the 13th century onwards.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a certain John de Brumbles is mentioned. Another early example is found in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk, dated 1310, which lists a Robert de Brumbles.

In the 15th century, the surname appears to have been concentrated in the northern counties of England, particularly in Yorkshire and Lancashire. During this period, notable individuals with the name included Thomas Brumbles, who was a merchant in York in the late 1400s, and William Brumbles, a landowner in Lancashire born around 1470.

As the centuries passed, the surname spread to other parts of England and underwent various spelling variations, such as Brumbles, Brumble, and Brumbell. In the 17th century, a prominent figure with this name was John Brumbles, a clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Michael's Church in Coventry from 1620 to 1642.

Another notable bearer of the Brumbles surname was George Brumbles, a soldier who fought in the English Civil War and was stationed in London during the 1640s. In the 18th century, records show a William Brumbles who was a successful merchant in Bristol, born in 1712.

Moving into the 19th century, one of the more well-known individuals with this surname was Edward Brumbles, an author and historian born in 1828 in Oxfordshire. He wrote several books on the history and culture of England, including "The Annals of Mercia" and "Chronicles of the English Countryside."

Throughout its history, the surname Brumbles has maintained a presence in various parts of England, though it has never been among the most common surnames in the country. Despite its relatively modest prevalence, the name has endured for centuries and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including merchants, clergymen, soldiers, and scholars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brumbles

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brumbles.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brumbles was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brumbles has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brumbles was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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