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
Scholar 3,827
Coal Miner 454
General Labourer 362
Cotton Weaver 347
Agricultural Labourer 259
Domestic Servant 237
Labourer 193
Dress Maker 190
Living On Own Means 179
Farmer 161
General Servant Domestic 138
General Servant 108
Living On Her Own Means 108
House Keeper 99
Blacksmith 79
Farm Labourer 78
Laundress 74
Farm Servant 73
Joiner 72
Cotton Spinner 68
Grocer 67
General Domestic Servant 65
Gardener 64
Tailor 59
Carter 54

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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