Broadway Surname
Approximately 9,749 people bear this surname
Broadway Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Broadway,' from residence there beside; compare Greenway, Ridgway, &c.
(a) Local; more particularly 'of Broadway,' parishes in Dorset, Worcestershire, and Somerset.
Hugh del Brodweye, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBroadway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,758 | 1:46,721 | 5,677 |
| England | 1,106 | 1:50,378 | 6,240 |
| Australia | 507 | 1:53,246 | 6,570 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 604 | 1:40,357 | 5,128 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 616 | 1:81,524 | 8,556 |
Broadway (88) may also be a first name.
Broadway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Broadway,' from residence there beside; compare Greenway, Ridgway, &c.
(a) Local; more particularly 'of Broadway,' parishes in Dorset, Worcestershire, and Somerset.
Hugh del Brodweye, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Broadways, prepositor of Bristol, 1225: History and Antiquities of Bristol.
Ernald de Bradeway, Norfolk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Adam de Bradeweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John de Bradeweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1579. Buried — John Brodwaye: St. Michael, Cornhill.
— — Danyell Brodwaye: ibid.
1691. Thomas Bradway. sheriff of Bristol: History and Antiquities of Bristol.
(English) Dweller at the Broad Road [Old English brdd + weg]
Parishes in cos. Worcester, Dorset, and Somerset. A common Gipsy surname.
A location name in Dorset, Herefordshire, Somerset, Worcestershire.
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Broadway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Broadway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Broadway (Arabic: برودواي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Broadway? popularity and diffusion
Broadway is the 52,484th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 747,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Broadway are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 88 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,758 people, or 1 in 46,721. In The United States Broadway is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Louisiana, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Broadway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Broadway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Broadway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Broadway surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Broadway earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning R 275,220 per year; in United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Broadway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Broadway in the Arabic language | ||
| برودواي | brwdway | - |
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