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

Broaden occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broaden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Broaden is the 446,308th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Broaden live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Broaden is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 757 people, or 1 in 478,810. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 23 percent live, Alabama, where 22 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname 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 frequency of Broaden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Broaden surname increased 636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broaden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Broaden last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political 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