Broaden

broaden English Etymology Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a broad valley, from en ang brād broad + ang dene valley. Alternatively, it could be a variant of the surname en Braden. Proper noun s en Old English. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Broaden is the 35057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Broaden is most common among Black/African American (92.85%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en abdenor Aberdon bandore boarden Saterland Frisian Etymology From stq ofs *brāde, or possibly from stq gml brāde; both ultimately from stq gem-pro *brēdô. More at en brawn. Noun stq noun m A roast; roasted meat stq Meats