Broadbent Surname

29,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Broadbent Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the broad bent,' i.e. the broad bend in the land (v. Bent). The precise spot I cannot find. It is, or was, undoubtedly in South-East Lancashire, on the borders of Yorkshire, and probably in the parish of Saddleworth.

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Broadbent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,1091:6,871997
United States4,7431:76,4208,748
Australia3,6071:7,4841,108
Canada8381:43,9685,440
New Zealand5101:8,8791,533
Scotland1241:43,1763,951
Wales1011:30,6393,095
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Isle of Man311:2,768564
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Ireland151:313,92910,911
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,3741:3,824539
Scotland391:95,9804,885
Isle of Man291:1,871252
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:69,1727,496

Broadbent (14) may also be a first name.

Broadbent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the broad bent,' i.e. the broad bend in the land (v. Bent). The precise spot I cannot find. It is, or was, undoubtedly in South-East Lancashire, on the borders of Yorkshire, and probably in the parish of Saddleworth.

1570. Lawrence Bradbent, Ball. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. Alice Broadbent, of Saddleworth, spinster: Wills at Chester.

1630. George Broadbent, of Harrop, Saddleworth: ibid.

1646. James Broadbent, of 'the Green,' in Saddleworth: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Broad Common (or place over-grown with bent- grass) [Old English brád + beonet]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Broadbent was a common name in the parish of Ecclesfield during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.; its early form was Broadbent (Ga.).

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

Broadbent Last Name Facts

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

Broadbent (Arabic: برودبنت) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Broadbent.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadbent? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,124th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 395,546 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Broadbent reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 8,109 people, or 1 in 6,871. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Not including England Broadbent occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Broadbent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broadbent has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broadbent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Broadbent last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Broadbent earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning R 247,896 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Broadbent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broadbent in the Arabic language
برودبنتbrwdbnt-

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