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 | 75 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 527 |
| Cornwall | 25 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 583 |
| Devon | 58 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 60 |
| Essex | 68 |
| Gloucestershire | 35 |
| Hampshire | 59 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 62 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 40 |
| Lancashire | 2,073 |
| Leicestershire | 196 |
| Lincolnshire | 96 |
| London | 508 |
| Middlesex | 160 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 56 |
| Nottinghamshire | 403 |
| Oxfordshire | 51 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 75 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 25 |
| Surrey | 63 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 1,119 |
| Warwickshire | 367 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 102 |
| Yorkshire | 1,365 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 26 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,354 |
| Coal Miner | 152 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Cotton Weaver | 101 |
| Dress Maker | 78 |
| Domestic Servant | 59 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 54 |
| Living On Own Means | 52 |
| Farmer | 50 |
| Labourer | 47 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 45 |
| Woollen Weaver | 39 |
| Cotton Spinner | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| Carter | 29 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Farm Servant | 26 |
| Cotton Winder | 25 |
| Grocer | 25 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Cotton Operative | 23 |
| 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