probably a variant
(reflecting a local pronunciation) of the English topographic name
Broadhouse, from Old English brad ‘broad’,
‘extensive’ + hus ‘house’.
alternatively, perhaps, a
habitational name from Broadwas in Worcestershire, which is named with
Old English brad + an unattested element wæsse
‘alluvial land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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