Broadley

English

Etymology

Variant of Bradley.

Proper noun

Broadley (countable and uncountable, plural Broadleys)

1. A surname.
2. A small village in Whitworth parish, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8816).
3. A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland, south of Portgordon (OS grid ref NJ3961).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Broadley is the 50659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 412 individuals. Broadley is most common among White (95.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broadley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231.