How common is the surname Broadhurst?

1,855 people in the United States had the surname Broadhurst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,440 Americans. It ranked 15,719th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Broadhurst?

Alex Broadhurst, American ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Broadhurst most common?

Wikidata records people named Broadhurst in the United States.

Is the surname Broadhurst getting more or less common?

More common. 1,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,855 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Broadhurst

A surname, carried by 1,855 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Broadhurst is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,855 people named Broadhurst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,440 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,773.

#15,719

rank among US surnames

1,855

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,235)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,712	Maass	1,856	166,350
#15,719	Broadhurst	1,855	166,440
#15,727	Youn	1,854	166,529

Who is named Broadhurst

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

85% of people named Broadhurst identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Broadhursts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Broadhurst
American ice hockey player, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Broadhurst

Broadhurst has the Soundex code B636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B636.

Questions

How common is the surname Broadhurst?: 1,855 people in the United States had the surname Broadhurst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,440 Americans. It ranked 15,719th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Broadhurst?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Broadhurst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Broadhurst?: Alex Broadhurst, American ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Broadhurst most common?: Wikidata records people named Broadhurst in the United States.
Is the surname Broadhurst getting more or less common?: More common. 1,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,855 in 2010, up 4.6%.