Bradshaw Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bradshaw Name Meaning: From the Olde English word 'brad', meaning broad or wide and 'sceaga', a thicket or grove

A locational name with Anglo-Saxon origins first recorded in the 1200's.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bradshaw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bradshaw family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 937
Agricultural Labourer 197
House Servant 125
At Home 101
Labourer 99
Coal Miner 92
Servant 74
Dress Maker 62
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 48
House Keeper 44
Annuitant 43
Farm Labourer 43
Scholar At Home 40
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 35
Hand Loom Weaver 33
Weaver 33
Power Loom Weaver 33
Tailor 32
General Servant 28
Shoe Maker 27
Pauper 25
Laundress 24
Wife 24
Cotton Spinner 24
Table Blade Grinder 24

Bradshaw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bradshaw 100% 83,839
2 Beardshaw 78% 1,948
3 Broadshaw 89% 366
4 Bradshawe 89% 256
5 Bradshow 88% 229
6 Bardshaw 75% 115

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

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