Broaden Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Broaden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broaden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:478,81040,592
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Broaden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broaden is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broaden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 446,308th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Broaden live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Broaden is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 757 people, or 1 in 478,810. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 23 percent live, Alabama, where 22 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Broaden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broaden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broaden surname rose 636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broaden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Broaden are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Broaden earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broadent938/
Broadn921/
Broaddent884/
Broadeent881/
Broadendd881/
Broadin861/
Broadne861/
Broadnq861/
Broading801/
Broadnck801/
Braeaden801/
Broadina800/
Brahaudin638/

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Broaden Reference & Research

Broadway-Broadhurst- DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Broadway-Broadhurst- FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Broaden
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis