Broadstock Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

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

Broadstock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradenstoke.' a parish in the Diocese of Salisbury. The abbreviation was an early one.

Simon de Bradestok, Oxfordshire. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior)de Bradenestock, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Broadstock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:304,47023,072
Australia1511:178,77918,110
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Wales351:88,4157,250
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Ireland51:941,78816,185
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Broadstock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradenstoke.' a parish in the Diocese of Salisbury. The abbreviation was an early one.

Simon de Bradestok, Oxfordshire. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior)de Bradenestock, Wiltshire, ibid.

(Prior) de Bradestok, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1674. Baptised — John, son of William Bradstock: St Michael, Cornhill.

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

Broadstock Last Name Facts

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

Broadstock occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broadstock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 570,540th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname Broadstock is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Broadstock live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 304,470. In England Broadstock is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent are found, Essex, where 11 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Broadstock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Broadstock has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Broadstock surname grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broadstock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Broadstock surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Broadstock surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.74% registered with the party.

The amount Broadstock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 254.17% more than the national average, earning R 841,644 per year; in United States they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $37,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,751 CAD per year.

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