Bradley Name Meaning: From the Old English "brad" and "leah", meaning "broad clearing".
From the Old English \"brad\" and \"leah\", which means \"broad clearing\".
Discover how your Bradley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 13 |
| Buckinghamshire | 56 |
| Berkshire | 200 |
| Cambridgeshire | 86 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 916 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 179 |
| Derbyshire | 1,172 |
| Devon | 124 |
| Dorset | 52 |
| Durham | 1,264 |
| Essex | 594 |
| Gloucestershire | 269 |
| Hampshire | 297 |
| Herefordshire | 87 |
| Hertfordshire | 83 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 554 |
| Lancashire | 5,478 |
| Leicestershire | 282 |
| Lincolnshire | 724 |
| London | 2,057 |
| Middlesex | 513 |
| Northumberland | 385 |
| Norfolk | 45 |
| Northamptonshire | 135 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,138 |
| Oxfordshire | 83 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 406 |
| Suffolk | 131 |
| Somerset | 51 |
| Surrey | 370 |
| Sussex | 189 |
| Staffordshire | 1,944 |
| Warwickshire | 1,111 |
| Westmorland | 52 |
| Wiltshire | 60 |
| Worcestershire | 1,012 |
| Yorkshire | 5,743 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 34 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 26 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 14 |
| Flintshire | 35 |
| Glamorgan | 208 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 20 |
| Monmouthshire | 106 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 15 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 345 |
| General Labourer | 344 |
| Living On Own Means | 260 |
| General Servant Domestic | 180 |
| Dress Maker | 170 |
| Scholar | 156 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 153 |
| Farmer | 150 |
| Cook Domestic | 86 |
| Domestic Servant | 79 |
| Laundress Wash | 75 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 69 |
| Coal Hewer | 67 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 66 |
| Bricklayer | 64 |
| Charwoman | 62 |
| Tailoress | 62 |
| Dressmaker | 61 |
| House Painter | 59 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 58 |
| Cotton Spinner | 56 |
| Servant Domestic | 54 |
| Butcher | 52 |
| Dock Labourer | 52 |
| House Maid Domestic | 49 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bradley | 11,581 |
| John Bradley | 10,972 |
| William Bradley | 10,738 |
| Elizabeth Bradley | 7,039 |
| Sarah Bradley | 6,614 |
| Thomas Bradley | 6,607 |
| James Bradley | 5,684 |
| George Bradley | 5,460 |
| Ann Bradley | 4,182 |
| Joseph Bradley | 3,580 |
| Jane Bradley | 3,293 |
| Henry Bradley | 2,896 |
| Charles Bradley | 2,828 |
| Alice Bradley | 2,419 |
| Annie Bradley | 2,414 |
| Ellen Bradley | 2,345 |
| Hannah Bradley | 2,336 |
| Robert Bradley | 2,310 |
| Eliza Bradley | 2,241 |
| Emma Bradley | 1,989 |
| Margaret Bradley | 1,945 |
| Martha Bradley | 1,750 |
| Edward Bradley | 1,707 |
| Richard Bradley | 1,551 |
| Arthur Bradley | 1,534 |
| 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 |
The surname Bradley is the most popular version of all its varients