Broadshaw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Broadshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broadshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales21:784,20816,349

Broadshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broadshaw occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadshaw? popularity and diffusion

Broadshaw is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Broadshaw is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Broadshaw reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Broadshaw is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 50 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Broadshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broadshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Broadshaw surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Broadshaw
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