Broad Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Broad Name Meaning: From middle English 'Brode',a nickname for a 'stout' or 'fat' person. Also from the old English personal name 'Brada',from Brad 'Broad'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.May also denote residence 'at the broad', a wide place,i.e 'the Norfolk Broads'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Broad Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Broad family

Profession Census Frequency
School 494
Farm Labourer 63
Farmer 56
Private Means 46
General Servant (domestic) 33
General Labourer 30
None 28
Dressmaker 27
Labourer 22
Dress Maker 21
Carpenter 19
House Painter 18
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Scholar 17
House Keeper 15
Laundress 15
Clerk 14
Domestic Servant 14
Bricklayer 13
Shop Assistant 13
Housekeeper 12
At Home 12
Home 12
Blacksmith 12
Drapers Assistant 11

Broad Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 40% 165,277
2 Beard 40% 56,812
3 Broad 100% 28,298
4 Board 60% 11,624
5 Brodie 50% 8,867
6 Baird 40% 8,473
7 Breed 60% 4,282
8 Bard 40% 3,759
9 Bride 40% 3,082
10 Braid 60% 2,991
11 Burd 40% 2,650
12 Brade 60% 2,230
13 Brid 60% 1,867
14 Bord 60% 1,632
15 Brad 80% 1,275
16 Berd 40% 1,008
17 Bread 80% 904
18 Braud 60% 824
19 Bardoe 33% 367
20 Broud 80% 352
21 Brood 80% 348
22 Broadie 71% 311
23 Bradie 50% 269
24 Braide 50% 194
25 Brede 40% 157
26 Bred 60% 153
27 Biard 40% 136
28 Broid 80% 127
29 Brode 60% 119
30 Barid 40% 118
31 Boord 60% 110
32 Broade 83% 104
33 Burde 20% 104
34 Bourd 40% 103

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The surname Broad is the 3rd most popular variant of Bird.

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