| ![Show Contents]() Brooman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The name Brooman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who works as a person dwelling within a borough and occupying an important position akin to that of reeve. The surname Brooman may also reflect the occupation of a chamberlain or servant of the bower. However, Brooman may also be a patronymic surname which means the "son of Bruman," 1 from the Old English "Brunmann." 2 Early Origins of the Brooman familyThe surname Brooman was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the Latin form Bruman(nus) was recorded in Kent and Berkshire. 3 Continuing in Latin, Brummanus was listed at Holme in Norfolk, 1140-1153. Gilbertis filius Brunman was found in the Curia Regis Rolls for Cumberland (Cumbria) in 1211 and Brihtmar Bruman, Brunman was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Norfolk in 1199 and 1200. The Subsidy Rolls for Sussex included entries for Ralph Broneman in 1296 and John Bromman in 1327. In Essex we found Alexander Brounman in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and in Colchester, we found John Broman in 1372. 2 Early History of the Brooman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brooman research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1211, 1327, 1372, 1500 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Brooman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brooman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Brooman, Bruman, Brunman, Bromman, Brounman and many more. Early Notables of the Brooman familyMore information is included under the topic Early Brooman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Brooman migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Brooman Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- William Brooman, who sailed to Barbados in 1694
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brooman (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Brooman CBE (b. 1954), English festival organiser and promoter of music
- Frank Brooman (b. 1904), English bronze medalist boxer who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games
- Johanna "Hanna" Amalia Brooman (1809-1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator
- Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Charles "Dick" Brooman -White (1912-1964), British journalist, intelligence agent and politician for the Conservative Party
- Frederick Howard "Fred" Brooman CB (1919-2007), British accountant Accountant and Comptroller General to the Board of the Inland Revenue
- Josh Brooman, historian and textbook author
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Brooman migration to West Indies 
