Brodhurst — Family Name, Records and Arms

The spelling Brodhurst grew out of Broadhurst, an English surname with a long paper trail. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “broad wooded hill”. Before spelling was fixed, Broadhurst was also written Brodhurst. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Broadhirst.

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