Broadfoot Surname

124,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Broadfoot Surname Definition:

An Anglicized spelling of Bradfute, which see. Agnes Broadfoot in Glengarne, Dumfriesshire, 1638 (Dumfries). Broadfoott 1687.

Broadfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1021:328,91029,833
Canada6371:57,8426,827
Australia6051:44,6215,621
England5491:101,49010,680
Scotland5421:9,8781,372
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Wales91:343,83718,086
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tonga11:107,313791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5441:6,881977
England1671:145,96013,001
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Broadfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicized spelling of Bradfute, which see. Agnes Broadfoot in Glengarne, Dumfriesshire, 1638 (Dumfries). Broadfoott 1687.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

BRADFUTE: Braidfoot, Broadfoot. Evidently of local origin from some lost place name formerly either in Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire. The opposite is Braidhead (Dumfriesshire). The name is almost identical in meaning with the Gaelic place name Bondriech, 'foot of hill place.' Marion Bradfute was the wife of Sir William Wallace. Robert Braidfut was vicar of Dunnyn, 1491 (REG., 460). Mr. William Bredfut was minister of Falkland, 1593 (St. Andrews), James Braidfoot, merchant in Edinburgh, 1611 (Edinb. Marr.), and James Bredfoot was retoured heir in lands in parish of Dunss, 1678 (Retours, Berwick, 397). The surname is common in Lanark Commissariot Record. There was an old Cumberland family of Braidfoot (see Cumberland and Westmorland Arnchaeological and Antiquarian Society Trans., new ser. XIII). Bradfut 1573, Bradfutt 1566, Breadfoot 1639; Braidfoot, Braidfutt, Breadfotte, Bredfute, Breydfut.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish) One who came from Bradfute (foot of hill place), a lost place name formerly either in Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from the personal peculiarity; but more likely local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Most probably the same as Bradford; from Bradford, name of places in cos. Devon, Dorset, Lancaster, Nor­thumberland, Somerset, Stafford, and York.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

BRADFUTE: The Scottish form of Broadfoot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Broadfoot Last Name Facts

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

Broadfoot is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadfoot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Broadfoot is the 124,191st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,984,626 people. The last name Broadfoot is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Broadfoot live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,102 people, or 1 in 328,910. In The United States Broadfoot is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Broadfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Broadfoot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broadfoot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Broadfoot last name are 8.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Broadfoot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.53% more than the national average, earning R 783,096 per year; in United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,533 CAD per year.

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