Broomhill Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Broomhill Surname Definition:

A common place name in Scodand. Patrick Bromehill, a monk of Glenluce Abbey, 1565 (Dumfriesshire & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Ant. Soc., Trans., 3. ser. XXI, p. 303).

Broomhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Broomhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A common place name in Scodand. Patrick Bromehill, a monk of Glenluce Abbey, 1565 (Dumfriesshire & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Ant. Soc., Trans., 3. ser. XXI, p. 303).

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

(English) Dweller at the Broom- Hill [v. under Broom, and + Old English hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Broomhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broomhill occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broomhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Broomhill live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,374,463. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 88 percent reside and New South Wales, where 13 percent reside. Besides Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Broomhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broomhill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bromhill943/
Bramhill82565/
Brumhill8218/
Broomhel820/
Bronhill820/
Brounhill782/
Bramhaill781/
Bromeisl7125/
Broneill7114/
Bromelle717/
Branhill715/
Bramille715/
Bramhell711/
Bromlleh710/
Brumaill710/
Braumille6710/
Bromeisel671/
Branhille670/
Bromle670/

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