Bradford Name Meaning: Habitational name from any of the number of places named 'Bradford' in Yorkshire.
Originally rose in wealth as a 'wool town' & is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Discover how your Bradford 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 | 28 |
| Berkshire | 49 |
| Cambridgeshire | 148 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 81 |
| Cornwall | 33 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 141 |
| Devon | 525 |
| Dorset | 70 |
| Durham | 180 |
| Essex | 224 |
| Gloucestershire | 86 |
| Hampshire | 84 |
| Herefordshire | 40 |
| Hertfordshire | 122 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 201 |
| Lancashire | 308 |
| Leicestershire | 235 |
| Lincolnshire | 183 |
| London | 1,173 |
| Middlesex | 207 |
| Northumberland | 151 |
| Norfolk | 84 |
| Northamptonshire | 72 |
| Nottinghamshire | 168 |
| Oxfordshire | 20 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 23 |
| Suffolk | 54 |
| Somerset | 169 |
| Surrey | 221 |
| Sussex | 334 |
| Staffordshire | 245 |
| Warwickshire | 242 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 86 |
| Yorkshire | 427 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 88 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 36 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,054 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 140 |
| Coal Miner | 111 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Domestic Servant | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 72 |
| Living On Own Means | 51 |
| General Servant | 50 |
| Farm Labourer | 43 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Gardener | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Carpenter | 22 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Carman | 21 |
| Brick Layer | 21 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| General Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bradford | 3,004 |
| Mary Bradford | 2,687 |
| John Bradford | 2,681 |
| Elizabeth Bradford | 1,821 |
| George Bradford | 1,632 |
| James Bradford | 1,556 |
| Sarah Bradford | 1,503 |
| Thomas Bradford | 1,481 |
| Ann Bradford | 877 |
| Henry Bradford | 875 |
| Charles Bradford | 831 |
| Jane Bradford | 720 |
| Eliza Bradford | 693 |
| Ellen Bradford | 591 |
| Emma Bradford | 579 |
| Alice Bradford | 572 |
| Annie Bradford | 556 |
| Joseph Bradford | 521 |
| Emily Bradford | 519 |
| Frederick Bradford | 517 |
| Richard Bradford | 513 |
| Samuel Bradford | 489 |
| Alfred Bradford | 474 |
| Edward Bradford | 445 |
| Robert Bradford | 437 |