Broom Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 6
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 15
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 175
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 42
Devon 403
Dorset 19
Durham 10
Essex 61
Gloucestershire 68
Hampshire 39
Herefordshire 20
Hertfordshire 16
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 53
Isle of Man 12
Kent 29
Lancashire 180
Leicestershire 16
Lincolnshire 37
London 167
Middlesex 14
Northumberland 16
Norfolk 142
Northamptonshire 24
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 51
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 53
Shropshire 59
Suffolk 166
Somerset 220
Surrey 18
Sussex 17
Staffordshire 116
Warwickshire 52
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 47
Worcestershire 48
Yorkshire 57

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 33
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 13
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Broom Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Broom family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 161
Female Servant 128
Male Servant 60
Labourer 55
Farmer 42
Independent 37
Silk Weaver 24
Ag Labourer 20
Pauper 15
Carpenter 15
Shoe Maker 13
Weaver 13
Blacksmith 10
Gardener 9
Pipe Maker 9
Ag Lab 8
Butcher 7
Apprentice 7
Servant 7
Laundress 7
Coal Miner 6
Painter 6
Publican 6
Mariner 6
Dress Maker 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Broom

Name Census Frequency
William Broom 1,924
Mary Broom 1,730
John Broom 1,592
Elizabeth Broom 1,220
Sarah Broom 1,037
George Broom 984
James Broom 916
Thomas Broom 832
Henry Broom 669
Ann Broom 607
Charles Broom 492
Jane Broom 429
Eliza Broom 403
Ellen Broom 398
Robert Broom 389
Emma Broom 378
Alice Broom 376
Joseph Broom 335
Annie Broom 334
Edward Broom 317
Samuel Broom 308
Richard Broom 288
Hannah Broom 273
Frederick Broom 270
Martha Broom 262

Broom Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Broom 100% 26,801
2 Broome 83% 10,695
3 Abram 40% 8,315
4 Brame 40% 2,624
5 Bream 60% 952
6 Braim 60% 779
7 Brum 60% 715
8 Bram 60% 614
9 Brome 60% 553
10 Brim 60% 332
11 Brom 80% 327
12 Boram 40% 306
13 Braime 50% 299
14 Biram 40% 241
15 Barm 40% 222
16 Breame 50% 186
17 Burm 40% 180
18 Breeme 50% 131
19 Breem 60% 113
20 Baram 40% 108

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The surname Broom is the most popular version of all its varients

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