This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DavidBrougham Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.brougham/40.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: At Brougham village near Penrith, Cumbria, England, Brougham is pronounced broom. So they refer to Brougham hall and Brougham castle in this way. I come from a group of Brougham's who were based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England - here we pronounce it more like brawm as in prawn but swap the p for a b and the n for a m. I think broom and brawm are the common pronunciations in the UK. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.