Broad Surname

33,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Broad Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the broad,'i.e. the stout, the broad-shouldered. Middle English brod, broad. 'It was almost a spanne brode I trowe.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. (a) Local, 'at the broad,' from residence thereby.

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Broad Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,2221:8,9551,297
United States2,6941:134,54314,099
Australia2,4431:11,0501,637
Canada1,2371:29,7863,903
New Zealand8031:5,639926
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Wales4881:6,341704
Israel4351:19,6732,932
Northern Ireland1891:9,7621,559
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Scotland1041:51,4794,410
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
India281:27,395,192354,286
France251:2,656,909193,074
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
China71:195,331,65210,124
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Macau21:300,8151,009
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5961:6,7781,047
Wales1501:10,456631
Scotland601:62,3873,880
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6031:83,2818,714

Broad (97) may also be a first name.

Broad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the broad,'i.e. the stout, the broad-shouldered. Middle English brod, broad. 'It was almost a spanne brode I trowe.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. (a) Local, 'at the broad,' from residence thereby. Broad: a wide place; compare the Norfolk Broads. Oxford undergraduates still talk of 'the Broad,' for Broad Street in that city.

John le Brode. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Richard le Brod, temp. 1310. Writs of Parliament.

Katerina Brode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Brode, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Brode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Henry atte Brude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Michele le Brode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1589. John Brode, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1813. Married — John Surman and Sarah Broad: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Broad, Stout [Middle English brod(e, Old English brád] Richard le Brod.— Writs of Parl. 2 Perh. occasionally for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brord(a-lit. a Point (prob. with the fig. meaning of Spear); O.E, brord]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name which might at first sight appear to relate to breadth of back and shoulders-the "vidth" which Mr. Tony Weller associates with "visdom"-really refers to that part of a river which expands into a mere or lake. Le Brode, or The Broad, is a name which was given in ancient times to many such localities.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Broad, though established in other parts of England, as in Dorset and Cheshire, has long been a Cornish name. Brode is its early form. In 1588, John Brode of this county contributed £25 to the National Defence Fund collected in anticipation of the invasion of the Spanish Armada (Sp.). John Broad owned Menkee in St. Mabyn in 1758 (M.). In 1806, Robert Broad, a pupil at Truro School, delivered one of the customary orations at the annual prize - giving (P.). The name is now best represented around Liskeard.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Broad Demographics

Broad Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 20 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Broad Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Broad Come From? nationality or country of origin

Broad (Arabic: عريضا, Hindi: ब्रौड, Russian: Броад) is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,313th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 457,129 people. The surname Broad is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Broad live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Broad is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 97 people.

The surname Broad is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 6,222 people, or 1 in 8,955. In England Broad is mostly found in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Kent, where 11 percent live and Staffordshire, where 5 percent live. Barring England it is found in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Broad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broad has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 276 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Broad last name are 0.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.71% registered with the party.

The amount Broad earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.75% more than the national average, earning R 329,724 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $51,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broadt91121/
Broads9112/
Broadd912/
Brouad911/
B'Road911/
Broaud911/
Broa891,264/
Brohead833/
Broauds831/
Brouaid831/
Broas801,054/
Broha80123/
Broat80116/
Broua80113/
Broah8018/
Braod804/
Broay802/
Broap801/
Broea800/
Broohead770/
Broach733,021/
Brohai732,743/
Brouat73264/
Broast7329/
Brouah7316/
Bhroat7312/
Brogia737/
Brahoa736/
Broaux735/
Brouay734/
Broash733/
Brouaï733/
Broatz732/
Brzoňa732/
Brouai732/
Braoud732/
Brouaz732/
Bruoha731/
Brahod731/
Brohay731/
Brroas731/
Brouaî731/
Braods731/
Brooah731/
Broats731/
Broath731/
Breuad731/
Brohau730/
Brao671,603/
Broatch67623/
Brouaux67109/
Brôa6728/
Broá671/
Bhroash671/
Broasch671/
Brgohai671/
Broatte670/
Broatsh670/
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Broad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broad in the Hindi language
ब्रौडbrauda50
ब्रौंडbraunda50
Broad in the Russian language
Броадbroad-
Broad in the Arabic language
عريضاryda-

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