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 4,620
Coal Miner 345
Agricultural Labourer 335
Cotton Weaver 296
Labourer 239
General Labourer 231
Domestic Servant 220
Dress Maker 208
General Servant 166
Laundress 117
Farm Labourer 106
House Keeper 100
General Servant Domestic 93
Annuitant 91
Joiner 85
Farm Servant Indoor 74
Charwoman 60
Farmers Son 57
No Occupation 54
Carpenter 52
Stone Mason 52
Worsted Weaver 52
Nail Maker 52
Tailor 51
Cotton Operative 48

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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