Broadhead Surname
Approximately 8,059 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameBroadhead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,301 | 1:16,879 | 2,443 |
| United States | 3,289 | 1:110,203 | 12,015 |
| Australia | 560 | 1:48,207 | 6,023 |
| Canada | 525 | 1:70,182 | 8,035 |
| New Zealand | 138 | 1:32,814 | 5,713 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,180 | 1:11,181 | 1,711 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 742 | 1:67,680 | 7,344 |
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.
(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.
(English) One who had a big head; dweller at the Wide headland.
Perhaps local, or perhaps from a personal peculiarity. Brodheved, H.R.
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.).
Broadhead Demographics
Average Broadhead Salary in
United States
$43,881 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadyhead | 95 | 2 | / |
| Broaddhead | 95 | 2 | / |
| Broadhea | 94 | 2 | / |
| Broadhed | 94 | 1 | / |
| Broadhad | 94 | 1 | / |
| Broadhaed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Broaded | 88 | 38 | / |
| Broadhay | 82 | 0 | / |
| Broade | 80 | 2 | / |
| Broadie | 75 | 1,097 | / |
| Broadey | 75 | 71 | / |
| Broader | 75 | 59 | / |
| Broades | 75 | 21 | / |
| Brohade | 75 | 5 | / |
| Broaday | 75 | 2 | / |
| Broaude | 75 | 1 | / |
| Broadee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Broadas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Broaddy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Broadest | 71 | 13 | / |
| Broaudes | 71 | 9 | / |
| Broadaus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Broaddys | 71 | 3 | / |
| Broaddue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Broadeus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Broadday | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broaddes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broadaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broadish | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broadess | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broadauy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broadass | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broaddas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broady | 67 | 3,043 | / |
| Broadi | 67 | 2 | / |
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