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    The surname McBroom

    A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 4,573 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M216

    McBroom: #7,287 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McBroom #7,287, 4,573 people McBroom: #7,287 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McBroom #7,287, 4,573 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBroom is more common than 95.5% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).

    McBroom is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,573 people named McBroom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,515 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,527.

    #7,287
    rank among US surnames
    4,573
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #6,842)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,282Stedman4,57667,471
    #7,283Dickenson4,57567,485
    #7,284Swick4,57467,500
    #7,287Mariani4,57367,515
    #7,291Wortman4,57267,530

    Who is named McBroom

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

    83% of people named McBroom identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McBrooms

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Durga McBroom
      American singer (born 1962)
    • Michael McBroom
      American swimmer, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McBroom

    McBroom has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McBroom come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).
    How common is the surname McBroom?
    4,573 people in the United States had the surname McBroom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,515 Americans. It ranked 7,287th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McBroom?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McBroom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McBroom?
    Durga McBroom, American singer (born 1962), followed by Michael McBroom.
    Where is the surname McBroom most common?
    Wikidata records people named McBroom in the United States.
    What type of surname is McBroom?
    McBroom is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McBroom getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,573 in 2010, up 1.0%.