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 | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 94 |
| Berkshire | 34 |
| Cambridgeshire | 23 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 606 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 682 |
| Devon | 26 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 55 |
| Essex | 18 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 |
| Hampshire | 54 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 71 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Lancashire | 2,095 |
| Leicestershire | 196 |
| Lincolnshire | 92 |
| London | 449 |
| Middlesex | 117 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 23 |
| Northamptonshire | 44 |
| Nottinghamshire | 394 |
| Oxfordshire | 52 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 83 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 1,168 |
| Warwickshire | 375 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 20 |
| Worcestershire | 81 |
| Yorkshire | 1,304 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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