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'. The location of the place it referred to is difficult to trace, as the surname is distributed fairly evenly throughout England. In modern times, 'Bramwell' has also been used as a masculine given name, with the short form 'Bram'. A variant form of this name is 'Branwell' and another possible meaning is "raven's well".

People surnamed Bramwell

* Aaron Bramwell (born 1986), Welsh rugby union player * Sir Byrom Bramwell (1847–1931), British brain surgeon * Christopher Bramwell (), British television actor *

David Bramwell David Bramwell is a British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster. For BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, he has made programmes on diverse subjects, including Ivor Cutler, clapping, time travel, and the murmurations of starlings. He is the founde ...

, British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster *

(1942–2022), British botanist. *

Edwin Bramwell Edwin Bramwell FRSE Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, FRCPE (11 January 1873 – 21 March 1952) was a British Neurology, neurologist. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1933 to 1935. Life He was b ...

(1873–1952), Scottish neurologist * 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 John Harold Arnold Bramwell (born 27 November 1964 in Hyde, Cheshire) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman for the former three-piece alternative rock band I Am Kloot. Prior to forming I Am Kloot, Bramwell had previousl ...

(born 1964), English singer and songwriter * John Crighton Bramwell (1889–1976), British cardiologist *

John Milne Bramwell John Milne Bramwell (11 May 1852 – 16 January 1925) was a Scottish physician, surgeon and specialist medical hypnotist. He was born in Perth and educated at the University of Edinburgh. Early and personal life The fourth child and young ...

(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 William Bramwell Booth, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (8 March 1856 – 16 June 1929) was a British church and charity leader who was the first Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second Genera ...

(1856–1929), English General of The Salvation Army *

Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher (20 February 1904 – 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. Career Fletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his Broadway debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made hi ...

(1904–1988), English stage, film and television actor * Bramwell Tillsley (1931–2019), Canadian General of The Salvation Army *

Bramwell Tovey Bramwell Tovey (11 July 1953 – 12 July 2022) was a British conductor and composer. Life and career Tovey was educated at Ilford County High School, the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London. His formal music education was as ...

(1953–2022), British conductor and composer

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