Bradburn Surname

79,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Bradburn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the Broad Brook [Old Englishbrád + burne]

Bradburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1411:115,39612,462
England1,9951:27,9293,777
Canada4111:89,6499,866
Australia2061:131,04714,245
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Scotland901:59,4874,887
Seychelles471:1,966419
Wales371:83,6366,963
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1771:20,7102,928
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5341:94,0429,629

Bradburn (19) may also be a first name.

Bradburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the Broad Brook [Old Englishbrád + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. The wide or broad brook.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bradburn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bradburn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bradburn is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,294th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,184,197 people. Bradburn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bradburn reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename in the world, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,141 people, or 1 in 115,396. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Bradburn exists in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bradburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bradburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bradburn surname grew 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 529 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bradburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bradburn surname is chiefly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bradburn are 20.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Bradburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.84% more than the national average, earning R 389,352 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning $43,392 CAD per year.

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Bradburn Reference & Research

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Bradburn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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