The Broadnax surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,983 people carried this name — #6,766 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 15% from 4,335 in 2000.

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In print

Broadnax in American newspapers,
1909–1915.

Newspaper page from The Press carrying the name Broadnax
The Press 1915-10-13
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Leader carrying the name Broadnax
The Semi-weekly Leader 1909-11-27
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Leader carrying the name Broadnax
The Semi-weekly Leader 1909-11-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,474 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Broadnax,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jane Papillon 1627–1698 · correspondent
  • Lydia Broadnax 1742– · activist
  • Paul Broadnax 1926–2018 · pianist
  • Walter Broadnax 1944–2022

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Broadnax,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States244 records

244 records of the Broadnax name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles H. Broadnax

    Born 1932; from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank Broadnax

    Born 1920 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Tyler; warehouseman from Harrison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Alexander Broadnax

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 2001; buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 244 records for Broadnax in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Broadnax name in Canada Halifax municipal cemeteries
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mildred Broadnax

    Buried in 1972 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 36.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Counts: Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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