Broadhurst Surname

48,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,612 people bear this surname

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

Broadhurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Broadhurst,' i.e. the broad wood (v. Hurst). The Cheshire Broadhursts spring from some small spot in the east of the county, but I have failed to discover its whereabouts.

1566.

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Broadhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5941:9,9601,466
United States2,5541:141,91814,732
Australia9961:27,1043,687
Canada3881:94,96310,347
New Zealand3661:12,3722,153
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
Wales1071:28,9212,968
Northern Ireland941:19,6282,401
France561:1,186,120124,657
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Norway161:321,39331,311
Bermuda121:5,440820
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9991:8,1281,238
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:101,45210,276

Broadhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Broadhurst,' i.e. the broad wood (v. Hurst). The Cheshire Broadhursts spring from some small spot in the east of the county, but I have failed to discover its whereabouts.

1566. Married — Radulf Brodehurst and Elizabeth Barlowe: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1567. — John Brodehurst and Elizabeth Blagge: ibid.

1592. John Broadhurst, of Sandbach: Wills at Chester.

1607. Richard Broadhurst, of Sutton, parish of Prestbury: ibid.

1683. Baptised — Thomas, s. Ralph Broadhurst: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1756. Married — William Broadhurst and Sarah Tagg: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Broad Wood [Old English brád + hyrst]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A manor in the parish of Horsted Keynes, co. Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Broadhursts have long been inhabitants of Prestbury and Gawsworth (E.) The Brosters were long connected with Macclesfield and the neighbouring township of Bosley. The mayors of Macclesfield in 1543, 1587, and 1608, bore this name. John Broster was a Bosley yeoman in 1615 (E.). The Brosters were mayors of Chester in 1662, 1752, and 1791, the mayor in 1791 being Peter Broster (H.).

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

Broadhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broadhurst is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadhurst? popularity and diffusion

Broadhurst is the 48,579th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 686,727 people. The last name Broadhurst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Broadhurst live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5,594 people, or 1 in 9,960. In England Broadhurst is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Cheshire, where 6 percent live. Aside from England Broadhurst exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Broadhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Broadhurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Broadhurst surname grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 971 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 510 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Broadhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Broadhurst surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Broadhurst last name are 4.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Broadhurst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning 363,246 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.88% more than the national average, earning R 280,116 per year; in United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning $57,602 CAD per year.

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