Broomfield Surname

55,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Broomfield Surname Definition:

Local. A common place name in CD. Three persons of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). James Broomfield, tenant in Hiltoun-hill, 1749 (Lauder). Bromfield 1655.

Broomfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2931:16,9202,445
United States3,1941:113,48112,278
Canada7551:48,8025,922
Australia6631:40,7175,245
Jamaica5991:4,791642
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
Scotland1141:46,9634,152
Wales581:53,3544,894
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
France231:2,887,944200,772
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8171:13,4152,023
Scotland1721:21,7632,099
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:76,3208,123

Broomfield (10) may also be a first name.

Broomfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A common place name in CD. Three persons of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). James Broomfield, tenant in Hiltoun-hill, 1749 (Lauder). Bromfield 1655.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Broom- Fiei.d [v. under Broom, and + Old English feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bromfield or Broomfield (broom-covered field), the names of several places in England.

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

Parishes in cos. Essex, Kent, Somerset, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Field of broom, heath, or heather.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

The Broomfields possess the name of parishes in Somerset and Kent The Clifts are now established in the Basingstoke district. Mr. Clift owned Netley early last century (W.).

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

Broomfield Last Name Facts

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

Broomfield is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Broomfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broomfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,925th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 802,947 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Broomfield are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Broomfield is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 3,293 people, or 1 in 16,920. In England Broomfield is most common in: Hampshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Essex, where 5 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Broomfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Broomfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Broomfield last name grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 106 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broomfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Broomfield last name are 2.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Broomfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.4% less than the national average, earning 233,965 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 156.36% more than the national average, earning R 609,204 per year; in United States they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $37,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broomfild951/
Broomfeld951/
Broumfield904/
Brromfield903/
Brommfield901/
Bromfeld8929/
Bromfild893/
Brumfield8415,310/
Brumpfield804/
Brummfield801/
Brumfeld7816/
Brumfild787/
Breumfeld740/
Bromfält676/
Brumfelt670/

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