Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BROOM
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BROOM. BROOME. Some families claim to be of Plautagcnet origin with an anglicised name; but the name is more likely to be local, from one of the parishes so called in cos. Norfolk, Sufiblk, Stafford, BecUbrd, and Durham.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English