Explore the Family Name Broadus

The meaning of Broadus

English and Welsh: variant of Broaddus.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Broadus has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Broadus surname ranked 9,835 in popularity with a count of 3,032 individuals bearing it. This represented approximately 1.12 individuals per 100,000. A decade later, in 2010, it dipped slightly to rank 10,211 with a count of 3,156, or roughly 1.07 individuals per 100,000. This represents a modest growth in count by 4.09% but a decrease in ranking by 3.82%, which translates to a -4.46% change in the proportion per 100,000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,835	#10,211	-3.82%
Count	3,032	3,156	4.09%
Proportion per 100k	1.12	1.07	-4.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Broadus

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Broadus as gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The largest ethnic group associated with the Broadus name remained consistent: in both years, about half of those with the Broadus surname identified as Black, though this figure decreased slightly by -0.46%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as White also saw a minor decrease of -5.38%. Interestingly, the two smallest groups, Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, saw significant percentage increases of 121.74% and 106.42% respectively. Individuals claiming two or more races also increased by 69.73%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight decrease of -4.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	50.33%	50.1%	-0.46%
White	46.08%	43.6%	-5.38%
Two or More Races	1.85%	3.14%	69.73%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.25%	106.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.23%	0.51%	121.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0.41%	-4.65%