Brummel Family History
Brummel Name Meaning
Dutch (Gelderland) and North German: topographic name from Dutch brummel ‘bramble blackberry’ probably denoting a farm near brambles. English: rare variant of Brumell a habitational name from one or other of many minor places called with Old English brōm + halh ‘secluded place overgrown with broom’. Compare Bramhall and Broomhall which have the same etymology and share many spellings.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022