Broadhead Surname

62,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,059 people bear this surname

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

Broadhead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the broad head,' i.e. a wide headland, from residence thereby; compare Birkett, Blackett, Redhead, Whitehead, &c. Some of these, doubtless, are nicknames.

Adam del Brodeheued, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

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Broadhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3011:16,8792,443
United States3,2891:110,20312,015
Australia5601:48,2076,023
Canada5251:70,1828,035
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland331:162,2379,329
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1801:11,1811,711
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:67,6807,344

Broadhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the broad head,' i.e. a wide headland, from residence thereby; compare Birkett, Blackett, Redhead, Whitehead, &c. Some of these, doubtless, are nicknames.

Adam del Brodeheued, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Alan del Brodeheued, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.

Walter Brodheved, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Braydhed, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Edmund Broadheade, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

1572. Married — Roger Brodharde and Tyinothe (sic) Porte: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1610. Richard Broadhead, Anglesea: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) 1 Big Head (a nickname) [Middle English brod(e, Old English brád, broad + Middle English heved, Old English heáfod, a head] Walter Brodheved.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller at the Broad Head(land [same etymology] Adam del Brodeheved.-Lanc. Lay Subsidy Roll, A.D. 1332.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had a big head; dweller at the Wide headland.

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

Perhaps local, or perhaps from a personal peculiarity. Brodheved, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Broadhead was also an Ecclesfield name in the reign of Elizabeth, when it was often written Brodheade (Ga.). Brodheved was a Cambridgeshire name in the 13th century (H. R.).

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

Broadhead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broadhead is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadhead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,302nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 904,274 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Broadhead are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Broadhead is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3,301 people, or 1 in 16,879. In England Broadhead is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Broadhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broadhead has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Broadhead last name increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broadhead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Broadhead last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Broadhead last name are 27.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Broadhead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.2% more than the national average, earning R 456,732 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Broaded8838/
Broadhay820/
Broade802/
Broadie751,097/
Broadey7571/
Broader7559/
Broades7521/
Brohade755/
Broaday752/
Broaude751/
Broadee751/
Broadas751/
Broaddy750/
Broadest7113/
Broaudes719/
Broadaus714/
Broaddys713/
Broaddue712/
Broadeus712/
Broadday711/
Broaddes711/
Broadaux711/
Broadish710/
Broadess710/
Broadauy710/
Broadass710/
Broaddas710/
Broady673,043/
Broadi672/

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