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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 136 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 52 |
| Cornwall | 31 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 106 |
| Devon | 521 |
| Dorset | 105 |
| Durham | 279 |
| Essex | 369 |
| Gloucestershire | 146 |
| Hampshire | 107 |
| Herefordshire | 63 |
| Hertfordshire | 169 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 340 |
| Lancashire | 320 |
| Leicestershire | 292 |
| Lincolnshire | 167 |
| London | 1,150 |
| Middlesex | 408 |
| Northumberland | 190 |
| Norfolk | 108 |
| Northamptonshire | 55 |
| Nottinghamshire | 278 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 23 |
| Shropshire | 30 |
| Suffolk | 53 |
| Somerset | 145 |
| Surrey | 294 |
| Sussex | 403 |
| Staffordshire | 344 |
| Warwickshire | 266 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 541 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 105 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 80 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 763 |
| Farm Labourer | 83 |
| General Labourer | 59 |
| Private Means | 58 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 50 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 43 |
| None | 39 |
| Bricklayer | 38 |
| At School | 27 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Domestic Servant | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| At Home | 23 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Housekeeper | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| Assisting In Business | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 16 |
| Nil | 16 |
| 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 |