Brodhead Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Brodhead 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).

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Brodhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0221:354,65631,718
Canada401:921,14070,350
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belize21:177,7373,502
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Brodhead 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.

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

(English) One who had a big head; dweller at the Wide headland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps local, or perhaps from a personal peculiarity. Brodheved, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.).

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

Brodhead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brodhead is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brodhead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 342,554th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,804,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Brodhead are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 354,656. In The United States Brodhead is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Brodhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brodhead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brodhead last name grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brodhead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brodhead last name are 20.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Brodhead earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.8% more than the national average, earning $70,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broodhead946/
Broudhead941/
Brodhed930/
Bradhead8823/
Brodheid885/
Broded862/
Brodad861/
Brodha860/
Brodhay8013/
Brodeid802/
Bradhad801/
Bredhed800/
Broda7715,327/
Brode772,609/
Brodherr7543/
Brodie7125,179/
Broder714,095/
Bradea712,357/
Broida71638/
Brosda71432/
Brodde71412/
Brodda71391/
Broude71356/
Brodey71268/
Broide71244/
Broyde71176/
Broday71174/
Brhada71170/
Brodej71130/
Broddy71120/
Brodet7151/
Brodje7150/
Brodai7145/
Brodes7132/
Brhade7123/
Brojde7123/
Brodat7119/
Broyda7117/
Brouda7117/
Brodas7117/
Brodaz7117/
Brodah718/
Bradha717/
Brodaj714/
Brodid713/
Brodee712/
Broddi712/
Brodye712/
Brodau712/
Brodhi712/
Brodeu711/
Brodeh711/
Brodhy711/
Breded711/
Broode711/
Bredad711/
Brodge710/
Brodue710/
Brouder67785/
Brodeth67575/
Brodacz67304/
Brodith67194/
Brooder67173/
Brodych67149/
Brodish67146/
Broodie67126/
Broddie67119/
Brodach67101/
Brodess6782/
Brodett6758/
Broddes6754/
Brodest6733/
Broides6733/
Broudie6727/
Broidye6722/
Broider6721/
Brodich6720/
Broudet6717/
Brodets6713/
Broudje6712/
Brhadda679/
Broudes676/
Brodech676/
Brosdau675/
Brodder674/
Broyder674/
Brahade674/
Breeded673/
Brodatz673/
Brodesr673/
Brodaus672/
Broydes672/
Brodeer672/
Brodash672/
Broiday672/
Bradche671/
Brahadi671/
Bhradha671/
Bhrhade671/
Broudas671/
Brouddi671/
Brodaye671/
Broudja671/
Broddis670/
Broodas670/
Bradhau670/
Brooddy670/
Broodey670/
Brodeus670/
Bradhay670/
Broudae670/
Broodes670/

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