# Broadway (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/broadway/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A rare surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,647 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,247 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,449 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (6,461 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹɔdweɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

By surface analysis, a proprialization from broadway. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements, in common noun and proper noun forms, for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively. Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Broadway in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Broadway in the United States.

## People named Broadway

- Lizze Broadway, American actress

## Similar surnames

Bradway, Brady, Brody, Board, Braddy, Broad, Broady, Brode, Brod, Barrett, Byrd, Beard.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.