Broadbent Family History
Broadbent Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from a minor place in Lancashire near Oldham named Broadbent from Old English brād ‘broad’ (see Broad ) + beonet ‘bent grass’. English: occasionally a variant of B roadbelt from Middle English brod brad ‘wide broad’ + belt ‘belt girdle’ used for a stout man i.e. someone who wore a ‘broad belt’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022