This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pbwyly Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.brougham/34.2.4.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your family name - Broom - is correct for pronounciation, in fact the baptisms of several early Broughams were entered in parish registers as Broom, Broome or even Browme, the latter confirming that 'BROOM' was the way the name was pronounced,the '...OW...'being pronouned 'OO' in the north of England. A very early speling of the neame was Browgham. As you may have read in one of my earlier posts, anyone claiming to be a Brougham must be able to trace their ancestry back to the (then) village of that name. The village no longer exists, but the area is still known as Brougham. As for DNA testing, there are many 'Broughams' in the USA and Canada, and you should try to collect as large a group of them as you can to see if there is a common thread to your parentage. I only know one Brougham in the UK, my cousin Lord Brougham, and I doubt if he would submit to DNA testing - though he would be one of the very few people in this country who could give a definite marker. It is, incidentally, much more expensive in this country - the last quote I had was $US450. Best wishes in your search. Peter Wyly However, I think that it is unlikely that an ancestral Brougham would make the change to Broom unless he was trying to hide! 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.