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 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 85 |
| Berkshire | 30 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 656 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 711 |
| Devon | 58 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 69 |
| Essex | 112 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 87 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 69 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 27 |
| Lancashire | 2,525 |
| Leicestershire | 215 |
| Lincolnshire | 108 |
| London | 531 |
| Middlesex | 188 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 80 |
| Nottinghamshire | 487 |
| Oxfordshire | 84 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 115 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 127 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 1,414 |
| Warwickshire | 465 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 17 |
| Worcestershire | 145 |
| Yorkshire | 1,490 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 108 |
| Living On Own Means | 104 |
| General Labourer | 91 |
| General Servant Domestic | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 62 |
| Farmer | 55 |
| Scholar | 53 |
| Cotton Spinner | 52 |
| Woollen Weaver | 38 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 35 |
| Cook Domestic | 33 |
| School | 33 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 29 |
| Dressmaker | 28 |
| House Painter | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Bricklayer | 26 |
| Butcher | 25 |
| Iron Moulder | 23 |
| Tailoress | 23 |
| Laundress Wash | 22 |
| Servant Domestic | 22 |
| Cotton Piecer | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| 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