Bradbury Surname
Approximately 34,441 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBradbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14,481 | 1:3,848 | 513 |
| United States | 11,630 | 1:31,166 | 3,880 |
| Australia | 3,543 | 1:7,619 | 1,132 |
| Canada | 2,402 | 1:15,340 | 2,250 |
| Wales | 545 | 1:5,678 | 632 |
| South Africa | 362 | 1:149,662 | 16,988 |
| New Zealand | 349 | 1:12,975 | 2,262 |
| Scotland | 233 | 1:22,978 | 2,581 |
| Northern Ireland | 197 | 1:9,366 | 1,515 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| Ireland | 84 | 1:56,059 | 3,870 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,594 | 1:2,836 | 399 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,667 | 1:18,830 | 2,398 |
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.
(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]
(English) One who came from Bradbury (fort built of boards), in Durham.
A township in Durham.
(English), Large house, castle, court, town, hill, or barrow. Bradford, Broad ford. BradLee, Broad field.
From Bradberry; a location name in Devon.
Bradbury Demographics
Bradbury Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Bradbury Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bradbury in the Arabic language | ||
| برادبوري | bradbwry | - |
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Bradbury Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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