How common is the surname Broom?

5,236 people in the United States had the surname Broom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,966 Americans. It ranked 6,484th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Broom?

Jacob Broom, American politician 1752-1810, followed by Romell Broom.

Where is the surname Broom most common?

Wikidata records people named Broom in the United States.

Is the surname Broom getting more or less common?

More common. 4,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,236 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Broom

A surname, carried by 5,236 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Broom is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,236 people named Broom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,966 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,846.

#6,484

rank among US surnames

5,236

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #6,462)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,480	Esteban	5,240	58,921
#6,482	Baier	5,238	58,943
#6,483	Child	5,237	58,955
#6,484	Broom	5,236	58,966
#6,486	Kile	5,234	58,988

Who is named Broom

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

69% of people named Broom identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brooms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Broom
American politician 1752-1810
Romell Broom
American convicted of murder, kidnap and rape (1956-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Broom

Broom has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Broom?: 5,236 people in the United States had the surname Broom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,966 Americans. It ranked 6,484th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Broom?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Broom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Broom?: Jacob Broom, American politician 1752-1810, followed by Romell Broom.
Where is the surname Broom most common?: Wikidata records people named Broom in the United States.
Is the surname Broom getting more or less common?: More common. 4,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,236 in 2010, up 8.0%.