Broaden

Used in: 1 country

Origin: Old English

Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a broad valley, from Old English brād (“broad”) + dene (“valley”). Alternatively, it could be a variant of the surname Braden.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Broad Root name
Acker Old English origin
Ackerley Old English origin
Ackley Old English origin
Adley Old English origin
Ainsley Old English origin
Akridge Old English origin
Alby Old English origin
Aldous Old English origin

Popularity by Country

Broaden

Rank #36860

Frequency 571 people (0.21 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 3.33% Hispanic 0.88% Black 94.75% Two+ 0.88%

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