| 1881 census | ||
| County | Number of individuals | Frequency within County |
| Lancashire | 820 | Broadhurst 814 Broadhirst 4 Broadherst 1 Broadhouse 1 |
| Cheshire | 603 | Broadhurst 602 Brodhurst 1 |
| Staffordshire | 470 | Broadhurst 424 Broadhouse 28 Broadist 8 Broadust 4 Brodhurst 3 Broadis 3 |
| Derbyshire | 183 | Broadhurst 183 |
| Warwickshire | 173 | Broadhurst 161 Brodhurst 6 Broadhouse 2 Broadus 2 Broadust 1 Broadice 1 |
| Yorkshire | 132 | Broadhurst 117 Broadhouse 8 Bradhurst 6 Brodhouse 1 |
| Leicestershire | 124 | Broadhurst 124 |
| Surrey | 100 | Broadhurst 89 Broadest 4 Brodas 3 Broadis 2 Broadhurst 2 |
| Middlesex/ London | 95 | Broadhurst 65 Brodhurst 11 Broadhouse 9 Bradhause 7 Brodis 4 Broadis 1 Broadist 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 77 | Broadhurst 65 Brodhurst 12 |
| Shropshire | 71 | Broadhurst 65 Brodhurst 6 |
| Hampshire | 60 | Broadhurst 60 |
| Wales | 40 | Broadhurst 21 Brodhurst 15 Brodest 4 |
| Worcestershire | 38 | Broadhurst 35 Broadhouse 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 33 | Broadhurst 12 Broadist 6 Broadest 5 Bradhurst 5 Broadhouse 1 Brodes 1 Broadis 2 Brodis 1 |
| Kent | 32 | Broadhurst 21 Broadis 9 Bradhurst 2 |
| Cornwall | 22 | Broadhurst 16 Bradhurst 6 |
| Sussex | 21 | Broadhurst 21 |
| Berkshire | 19 | Broadhurst 19 |
| Scotland | 18 | Broadhurst 14 Broadhirst 3 Brodest 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 | Broadis 11 Broadist 1 Brodis 1 Broadhurst 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 | Broadhurst 11 |
| County Durham | 10 | Broadhurst 10 |
| Essex | 9 | Brodhurst 9 |
| Somerset | 7 | Broadhurst 7 |
| Devon | 5 | Broadhurst 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 | Broadhurst 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 | Broadhurst 2 |
| Wiltshire | 1 | Broadhurst 1 |
| Rutland | 1 | Broadhurst 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 | Broadhurst 1 |