Bradbury Surname

16,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bradbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bredbury,' a township in the parish of Stockport. The name of the place is found spelt Bradbury frequently in old wills. The surname is almost universally Bradbury in the present day.

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Bradbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England14,4811:3,848513
United States11,6301:31,1663,880
Australia3,5431:7,6191,132
Canada2,4021:15,3402,250
Wales5451:5,678632
South Africa3621:149,66216,988
New Zealand3491:12,9752,262
Scotland2331:22,9782,581
Northern Ireland1971:9,3661,515
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Ireland841:56,0593,870
Spain811:577,18627,381
France741:897,604104,173
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Jersey301:3,307613
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
China81:170,915,1968,932
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malta41:107,5681,849
Oman41:921,9937,313
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,5941:2,836399
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales471:33,3711,813
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6671:18,8302,398

Bradbury (96) may also be a first name.

Bradbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bredbury,' a township in the parish of Stockport. The name of the place is found spelt Bradbury frequently in old wills. The surname is almost universally Bradbury in the present day.

Jordan de Bredbury, Cheshire, 1270: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Adam de Bredbury, Cheshire, 1332: ibid.

John Bredbury, of Bredbury, 1672: Wills at Chester.

Alice Bredbury, of Moberley, 1679: ibid.

1559-60. Henry Bradberye and Alice Lewley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1562. Bant.—Robert Bredbury: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

— Married — Richard Stockes and Ales Bradburye (Bredburye): ibid.

1664. Baptised — Ernund, s. Edmund Bradbury: Disley Church.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Bradbury or Bredbury = 1 the Broad Hill [Old English brád + beorh, a hill] 2 the Broad Stronghold [Old English brad + burh] 3 Brada's Stronghold [Old English burh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bradbury (fort built of boards), in Durham.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Large house, castle, court, town, hill, or barrow. Bradford, Broad ford. BradLee, Broad field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Bradberry; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bradbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bradbury (Arabic: برادبوري) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradbury? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,181st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 211,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Bradbury reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Bradbury is also the 968,397th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 14,481 people, or 1 in 3,848. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live, Staffordshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Beside England it exists in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Bradbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bradbury has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bradbury last name grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 485 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bradbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bradbury surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bradbury surname are 9.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bradbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.54% more than the national average, earning R 462,300 per year; in United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bradburry94187/
Bradbeury941/
Braddbury941/
Hbradbury941/
Bradbutry941/
Breadbury940/
Bradbuery940/
Bradburey940/
Bredbury88254/
Brodbury884/
Bradbory881/
Bradburi881/
Bradburer821/
Breedbury820/

Bradbury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bradbury in the Arabic language
برادبوريbradbwry-

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