Broad is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Broad
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The lastname Broad is variation of Brod. One who had an unusual beard; one who came from Broda, in Mecklenburg.

This name which might at first sight appear to relate to breadth of back and shoulders—the "vidth" which Mr. Tony Weller associates with "visdom"-really refers to that part of a river which expands into a mere or lake. Le Brode, or The Broad, is a name which was given in ancient times to many such localities.

Broad is a provincial term used in Suffolk and Norfolk, to designate that part of a river where the stream expands to a great width on either side."
Southey's Hist. of Brazil.
Brode is also a personal name occurring in Domesday.
Hence Broadbent, Broadbridge, Broadhead, Broadstock, Broadmead, Broadwell, etc.

How popular is Broad?

Broad is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Egypt, Wales, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Scotland.

Broad is ranked 33356 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Broad bearers increased by 0.57 per cent in 2010 US census to 1953 since 2000, the surname slipped by 917 spots and ranked at 15104. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.86 89.24
Others 3.53 3.3
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.69 1.39
Black 1.59 2.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.28 1.7
Broad is quite popular family name mostly used in England while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 15940 people have been found who wears Broad as their family name. Broad is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Broad:
1,297 England6,222
14,103 United States2,692
1,637 Australia2,443
3,903 Canada1,237
Countries with hundreds of Broad:
926 New Zealand803
9,804 Egypt763
704 Wales488
2,932 Israel435
1,559 Northern Ireland189
37,311 South Africa124
4,410 Scotland104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
100,131 Brazil60
4,753 Ireland58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
119,987 Germany35
48,115 Netherlands33
354,286 India28
193,074 France25
11,611 Singapore21
343,519 Thailand16
38,365 Switzerland15
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
66,831 Sweden11
6,695 Jamaica11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
820 Cayman Islands9
30,726 Qatar9
29,026 Chile9
92,666 Spain7
10,125 China7
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer James Broad from England aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 33 years old when he arrived in USA on March 9, 1849. Eliza Broad, aged 31, Charles Broad, Mary Broad (5), John Broad (3), Born at sea Eliza Broad, are others that migrated to US.

Broad Namesakes

  • C. D. Broad, English epistemologist, historian of philosophy
  • Candy Broad, Australian politician
  • Eli Broad, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Chris Broad, former English cricketer and broadcaster
  • Molly Corbett Broad, current president of the American Council on Education and the former president of the University of North Carolina
  • Stuart Broad, English cricketer
  • William Broad, American science journalist
  • Graham Broad, English drummer
  • Joe Broad, English professional footballer
  • Shepard Broad, Belarusian-American banker, lawyer
  • Neil Broad, former professional tennis player

Broad Namesakes

  • C. D. Broad, English epistemologist, historian of philosophy
  • Candy Broad, Australian politician
  • Eli Broad, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Chris Broad, former English cricketer and broadcaster
  • Molly Corbett Broad, current president of the American Council on Education and the former president of the University of North Carolina
  • Stuart Broad, English cricketer
  • William Broad, American science journalist
  • Graham Broad, English drummer
  • Joe Broad, English professional footballer
  • Shepard Broad, Belarusian-American banker, lawyer
  • Neil Broad, former professional tennis player

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