Broadbent Name Meaning: From Old English 'brad' meaning broad & 'beonet' meaning bent grass, rushes or reeds
First located in a place of the same name near Oldham in Lancashire. A locational name given to someone who lived near an extensive area of land where rushes or reeds grew.
Discover how your Broadbent ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 225 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 44 |
| Derbyshire | 114 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 51 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 29 |
| Kent | 12 |
| Lancashire | 1,945 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 65 |
| London | 120 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 86 |
| Warwickshire | 45 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 3,332 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,180 |
| Cotton Weaver | 138 |
| Woollen Weaver | 101 |
| Cotton Piecer | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 56 |
| House Keeper | 51 |
| Cotton Operative | 46 |
| Worsted Weaver | 40 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Labourer | 37 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| Worsted Spinner | 36 |
| Cotton Reeler | 27 |
| Cotton Spinner | 27 |
| Grocer | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 21 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Woollen Spinner | 18 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| Weaver | 16 |
| Woollen Piecer | 16 |
| Iron Turner | 14 |
| Joiner | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Broadbent | 3,304 |
| John Broadbent | 2,883 |
| Sarah Broadbent | 2,035 |
| William Broadbent | 1,941 |
| James Broadbent | 1,848 |
| Elizabeth Broadbent | 1,517 |
| Thomas Broadbent | 1,217 |
| Joseph Broadbent | 1,175 |
| George Broadbent | 1,173 |
| Hannah Broadbent | 1,148 |
| Ann Broadbent | 1,026 |
| Jane Broadbent | 678 |
| Samuel Broadbent | 651 |
| Martha Broadbent | 649 |
| Annie Broadbent | 620 |
| Alice Broadbent | 618 |
| Eliza Broadbent | 572 |
| Emma Broadbent | 538 |
| Henry Broadbent | 521 |
| Charles Broadbent | 489 |
| Ellen Broadbent | 485 |
| Robert Broadbent | 417 |
| Arthur Broadbent | 385 |
| Emily Broadbent | 350 |
| Harry Broadbent | 341 |