Bradbury Name Meaning: Habitational name from one who resides in a broad town or fort.
From the Old English 'Brad' Broad and 'Burh' Fort.
Discover how your Bradbury ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 86 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 491 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 507 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 43 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 1,501 |
| Leicestershire | 132 |
| Lincolnshire | 64 |
| London | 197 |
| Middlesex | 65 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 234 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 93 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 52 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 896 |
| Warwickshire | 314 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 28 |
| Yorkshire | 1,011 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,008 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 143 |
| Cotton Weaver | 106 |
| Coal Miner | 67 |
| Labourer | 62 |
| House Servant | 60 |
| House Keeper | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Woollen Weaver | 35 |
| Laundress | 32 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Cotton Spinner | 29 |
| Servant | 28 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Cotton Piecer | 24 |
| Cotton Winder | 23 |
| Grocer | 21 |
| Silk Weaver | 21 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| File Cutter | 16 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| House Maid | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bradbury | 4,190 |
| John Bradbury | 3,895 |
| William Bradbury | 3,656 |
| Sarah Bradbury | 2,706 |
| Elizabeth Bradbury | 2,526 |
| Thomas Bradbury | 2,515 |
| James Bradbury | 2,098 |
| George Bradbury | 1,805 |
| Joseph Bradbury | 1,743 |
| Ann Bradbury | 1,542 |
| Charles Bradbury | 1,181 |
| Samuel Bradbury | 1,033 |
| Hannah Bradbury | 1,013 |
| Alice Bradbury | 928 |
| Annie Bradbury | 917 |
| Jane Bradbury | 853 |
| Henry Bradbury | 846 |
| Eliza Bradbury | 812 |
| Ellen Bradbury | 810 |
| Emma Bradbury | 723 |
| Martha Bradbury | 661 |
| Robert Bradbury | 658 |
| Arthur Bradbury | 643 |
| Edward Bradbury | 580 |
| Frederick Bradbury | 488 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradbury | 100% | 61,004 |
| 2 | Bradbery | 88% | 1,419 |
| 3 | Bredbury | 88% | 1,127 |
| 4 | Broadbury | 89% | 564 |
| 5 | Broadbery | 78% | 187 |
| 6 | Brodbury | 88% | 160 |
| 7 | Bradburry | 89% | 146 |
| 8 | Breadbury | 89% | 120 |
The surname Bradbury is the most popular version of all its varients