The McBroom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,573 people carried this name — #7,287 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,527 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McBroom surname

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McBroom» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McBroom in American newspapers,
1914–1922.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name McBroom
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1922-06-22
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name McBroom
New Britain Herald 1914-05-15
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name McBroom
The Topeka State Journal 1914-03-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

McBroom in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

647 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McBroom. The most, 169, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 496
Western Australia 112
Victoria 19
Queensland 8
ACT (Canberra) 7
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McBroom.

Who carried it

People named McBroom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pearl McBroom 1926–2004 · cardiologist
  • Edward McBroom 1925–1990 · politician

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McBroom,
in the records of 5 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 States94 records

94 records of the McBroom name in the United States
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Stanley McBroom

    Born 1946; from Russell, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Cecil W. K. McBroom

    Born 1917 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1944 at Shreveport; farmer from E Carrol Parish.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm. McBroom

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the St. of Pennsylvania from Glasgow and Larne, aged 25; weaver. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 94 records for McBroom in the United States.

Counts: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the McBroom name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Bryce McBroom

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Nile, sailing from London in 1850. Native of Ayr, Ayrshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David Davidson A. McBroom

    Retired of Camberwell, Victoria; died 1981.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm McBroom

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Ben Nevis, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for McBroom in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the McBroom name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gilbert McBroom

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John McBroom

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the McBroom name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record G. McBroom

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the McBroom name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arlette McBroom

    Buried in 1974 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 36.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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