Cognomen Broom (Burum 
, Brome 
, Broom 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Broom is habitual in Barbados, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Broom is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Burum | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Turkey |
| Brome | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Barbados |
| Broom | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
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jacob broom American politician 1752-1810, US (b. 1752) |
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james m. broom American politician (1776-1850), US (b. 1776) |
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jacob broom American politician and lawyer (1808-1864), US (b. 1808) |
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christina broom British photographer, GB (b. 1862) |
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| herbert broom British writer (b. 1815) |
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robert broom South African doctor and paleontologist, ZA (b. 1866) |
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| herbert george broom Titanic victim (b. 1879) |
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| marion l. broom GB (b. 1878) |
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| william broom association football player (1895-1971), GB (b. 1895) |
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| peter broom New Zealand judoka (1901-), NZ (b. 1901) |
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| leonard broom American sociologist, US (b. 1911) |
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| ivor broom Royal Air Force officer, GB (b. 1920) |
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sarah broom poet and university lecturer, NZ (b. 1972) |
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| j. b. broom American baseball player, US (b. 1922) |
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| tommy broom GB (b. 1914) |
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