Broxton Surname

177,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Broxton Surname User-submission:

The Broxton surname comes from the name of a town in east Cheshire. The surname has its origins in France.

Broxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8051:200,80819,745
England4211:132,34713,067
Australia581:465,44335,949
Wales581:53,3544,894
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Broxton (30) may also be a first name.

Broxton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Broxton surname comes from the name of a town in east Cheshire. The surname has its origins in France.

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Broxton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broxton occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Broxton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 177,014th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,015,120 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Broxton are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Broxton is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

Broxton is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,805 people, or 1 in 200,808. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 26 percent are found, Georgia, where 23 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Broxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broxton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broxton surname grew 813 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broxton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Broxton are 12.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.93% registered with the political party.

Broxton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning $37,116 USD per year.

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