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.
Discover how your Bradshaw ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 98 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 82 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 682 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 29 |
| Derbyshire | 501 |
| Devon | 58 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 186 |
| Essex | 214 |
| Gloucestershire | 105 |
| Hampshire | 172 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 88 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 84 |
| Isle of Man | 19 |
| Kent | 146 |
| Lancashire | 5,689 |
| Leicestershire | 589 |
| Lincolnshire | 299 |
| London | 1,381 |
| Middlesex | 290 |
| Northumberland | 95 |
| Norfolk | 44 |
| Northamptonshire | 537 |
| Nottinghamshire | 541 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 84 |
| Shropshire | 121 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 32 |
| Surrey | 185 |
| Sussex | 80 |
| Staffordshire | 805 |
| Warwickshire | 546 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 20 |
| Worcestershire | 176 |
| Yorkshire | 1,772 |
| Anglesey | 10 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 35 |
| Flintshire | 46 |
| Glamorgan | 128 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 53 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,560 |
| Cotton Weaver | 208 |
| Private Means | 123 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 122 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Labourer | 101 |
| Weaver | 89 |
| Farm Labourer | 87 |
| At Home | 82 |
| None | 68 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 62 |
| Dressmaker | 61 |
| Farmer | 60 |
| Scholar | 54 |
| Housekeeper | 52 |
| Carter | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Clerk | 39 |
| Weaver Cotton | 39 |
| House Painter | 38 |
| Charwoman | 37 |
| Shop Assistant | 37 |
| At School | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 34 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bradshaw | 5,849 |
| John Bradshaw | 5,785 |
| William Bradshaw | 5,490 |
| Elizabeth Bradshaw | 3,645 |
| Thomas Bradshaw | 3,495 |
| James Bradshaw | 3,167 |
| Sarah Bradshaw | 3,158 |
| George Bradshaw | 2,315 |
| Ann Bradshaw | 2,014 |
| Joseph Bradshaw | 1,665 |
| Henry Bradshaw | 1,622 |
| Alice Bradshaw | 1,570 |
| Jane Bradshaw | 1,503 |
| Charles Bradshaw | 1,317 |
| Ellen Bradshaw | 1,292 |
| Annie Bradshaw | 1,259 |
| Margaret Bradshaw | 1,210 |
| Eliza Bradshaw | 1,089 |
| Richard Bradshaw | 1,080 |
| Emma Bradshaw | 1,074 |
| Robert Bradshaw | 1,064 |
| Hannah Bradshaw | 1,048 |
| Arthur Bradshaw | 841 |
| Edward Bradshaw | 822 |
| Samuel Bradshaw | 792 |