Bradfield Surname

48,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bradfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradfield,' parishes in Berkshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and smaller localities. 'At the broad field' would naturally give birth to surnames in many parts of the country; compare Broadfield, Broadmeadow.

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Bradfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0801:59,6157,039
England1,3861:40,2015,178
South Africa9951:54,4506,924
Australia9661:27,9463,802
Canada4131:89,2159,827
Ireland2121:22,2122,215
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Panama91:434,6958,518
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1511:29,3372,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9361:26,0423,580
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2321:40,7624,789

Bradfield (70) may also be a first name.

Bradfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradfield,' parishes in Berkshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and smaller localities. 'At the broad field' would naturally give birth to surnames in many parts of the country; compare Broadfield, Broadmeadow.

Cecile de Bradefeld, Suffolk"., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Bradfeld, Suffolk, ibid.

Walter de Bradfeld, Suffolk, ibid.

William de Bradefel, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Bradfelde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1750. Married — John Bradfield and Jane Carr: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Bradfield = 1 the Broad Field [Old English brád + feld] 2 (occasionally)Brada’s Field [v. under Brade]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Berks, Essex, Norfolk, York, and Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bradfield Last Name Facts

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

Bradfield is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bradfield is the 48,921st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 692,403 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Bradfield are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bradfield is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 70 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,080 people, or 1 in 59,615. In The United States Bradfield is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Bradfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bradfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bradfield surname grew 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 140 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bradfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bradfield surname are 21.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bradfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.61% more than the national average, earning R 307,992 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,551 CAD per year.

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