Explore the Family Name Broadfoot

The meaning of Broadfoot

1. Scottish: Anglicized form of Bradfute, from a lost place in either Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire. 2. English: nickname for someone with broad feet, from Middle English brod, brad ‘wide, broad’ + fot ‘foot’ (Old English brād + fōt).

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How common is the last name Broadfoot in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Broadfoot held a rank of 31,492 in popularity in the year 2000 and a slightly lower rank of 32,485 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 3.15%. The number of individuals with this last name, however, increased from 695 to 708 between these years, showing a growth of 1.87%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease from 0.26 to 0.24, marking a 7.69% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,492	#32,485	-3.15%
Count	695	708	1.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Broadfoot

On the subject of ethnic identity, the Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Broadfoot identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 0.64% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 47.22%, even though it still remained a small proportion of the total. Those identifying as Black decreased by 12.09%, while the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races remained fairly stable, decreasing slightly by 1.55%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.1%	93.5%	-0.64%
Black	2.73%	2.4%	-12.09%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.12%	47.22%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.27%	-1.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%