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
School 3,027
Coal Miner Hewer 270
General Labourer 242
Labourer 237
Cotton Weaver 175
General Servant (domestic) 167
Farm Labourer 164
Private Means 162
Farmer 148
Dressmaker 136
None 122
At Home 113
Domestic Servant 110
Scholar 100
Weaver 98
Housekeeper 93
At School 90
House Keeper 82
Charwoman 82
Clerk 82
Bricklayer 80
Shop Assistant 80
House Painter 79
Carter 72
General Servant Domestic 64

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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