Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɹɑm.li/(American English) /ˈbɹɒm.li/(British English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsBramley Meaning & History Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. Most of them derived from Old English brom "broom" and leah "woodland clearing".