How common is the surname Broad?

1,953 people in the United States had the surname Broad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. It ranked 15,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Broad?

Eli Broad, American businessperson and philanthropist (1933–2021), followed by Pery Broad.

Where is the surname Broad most common?

Wikidata records people named Broad in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Broad getting more or less common?

More common. 1,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,953 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Broad

A surname, carried by 1,953 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Broad is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,953 people named Broad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,942.

#15,104

rank among US surnames

1,953

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,187)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,099	Schaible	1,954	158,007
#15,104	Quispe	1,953	158,088

Who is named Broad

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Broad identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Broads

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eli Broad
American businessperson and philanthropist (1933–2021)
Pery Broad
Brazilian born Nazi criminal (1921–1993)

Notable Broads come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Broad

Broad has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Broad?: 1,953 people in the United States had the surname Broad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. It ranked 15,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Broad?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Broad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Broad?: Eli Broad, American businessperson and philanthropist (1933–2021), followed by Pery Broad.
Where is the surname Broad most common?: Wikidata records people named Broad in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Broad getting more or less common?: More common. 1,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,953 in 2010, up 0.6%.