Bradbury Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bradbury Name Meaning: Habitational name from one who resides in a broad town or fort.

From the Old English 'Brad' Broad and 'Burh' Fort.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bradbury Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bradbury family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,719
Coal Miner 145
Cotton Weaver 109
Domestic Servant 70
Agricultural Labourer 67
Labourer 60
General Labourer 58
Woollen Weaver 52
Dress Maker 49
House Keeper 46
General Servant 44
Farm Labourer 44
Cotton Operative 33
Laundress 32
Annuitant 30
Cotton Piecer 30
General Servant Domestic 29
Stone Mason 27
Butcher 27
Cotton Reeler 27
Joiner 27
Carter 26
Cotton Winder 26
Bricklayer 21
Farmers Son 20

Bradbury Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bradbury is the most popular version of all its varients

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