Where Does the Broom Surname Come From?

Broom is a familiar spelling of the English name Brougham. The family name meaning is “Homestead by the fort”, the same as for Brougham. Records show Broom as one of the forms Brougham took over time.

The 2010 US Census counted 5,236 people named Broom, ranking it number 6,484 among American surnames. It sits within the 10,000 most common last names in the country.

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