The broady Surname
broady Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from any of various minor places called Broad(e)y, named with Old English brad ‘broad’ + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
- habitational name from a place named as ‘broad island’, from Old English brad ‘broad’ + eg ‘island’. There is a district of Stafford so named, on the western edge of the medieval town.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Broady of Washington Co., VA | Virginia Taylor | 2 |
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| Broady, Brawdy | pell wardrop | 7 |
| Nancy Broady Terry b.1836 |
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