Bradley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bradley Name Meaning: From the Old English "brad" and "leah", meaning "broad clearing".

From the Old English \"brad\" and \"leah\", which means \"broad clearing\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bradley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bradley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 522
Female Servant 453
Labourer 302
Independent 267
Farmer 195
Male Servant 165
Cotton Weaver 157
Weaver 119
Shoe Maker 77
Coal Miner 57
Dress Maker 51
Miner 50
Tailor 48
Blacksmith 41
Collier 37
Cotton Spinner 34
Butcher 32
Carpenter 31
Cotton Piecer 31
Ag Lab 31
Publican 30
Apprentice 30
Clerk 30
Ag Labourer 29
Joiner 27

Bradley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bradley 100% 170,391
2 Broadley 88% 12,770
3 Bradly 86% 5,199
4 Bardley 71% 976
5 Brodley 86% 888
6 Boardley 75% 771
7 Bradeley 88% 639
8 Bordley 71% 475
9 Bridley 86% 359
10 Breadley 88% 324
11 Broadly 71% 319
12 Braidley 88% 318
13 Bredley 86% 295
14 Bradely 71% 249
15 Brudley 86% 232
16 Braddley 88% 189
17 Bardeley 63% 170
18 Beardley 75% 145

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The surname Bradley is the most popular version of all its varients

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