Bradfoot Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Bradfoot Surname Definition:

An Anglicized spelling of Bradfute, which see. Agnes Broadfoot in Glengarne, Dumfriesshire, 1638 (Dumfries). Broadfoott 1687.

Bradfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bradfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicized spelling of Bradfute, which see. Agnes Broadfoot in Glengarne, Dumfriesshire, 1638 (Dumfries). Broadfoott 1687.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

BRADFUTE: Braidfoot, Broadfoot. Evidently of local origin from some lost place name formerly either in Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire. The opposite is Braidhead (Dumfriesshire). The name is almost identical in meaning with the Gaelic place name Bondriech, 'foot of hill place.' Marion Bradfute was the wife of Sir William Wallace. Robert Braidfut was vicar of Dunnyn, 1491 (REG., 460). Mr. William Bredfut was minister of Falkland, 1593 (St. Andrews), James Braidfoot, merchant in Edinburgh, 1611 (Edinb. Marr.), and James Bredfoot was retoured heir in lands in parish of Dunss, 1678 (Retours, Berwick, 397). The surname is common in Lanark Commissariot Record. There was an old Cumberland family of Braidfoot (see Cumberland and Westmorland Arnchaeological and Antiquarian Society Trans., new ser. XIII). Bradfut 1573, Bradfutt 1566, Breadfoot 1639; Braidfoot, Braidfutt, Breadfotte, Bredfute, Breydfut.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Perhaps from the personal peculiarity; but more likely local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Most probably the same as Bradford; from Bradford, name of places in cos. Devon, Dorset, Lancaster, Nor­thumberland, Somerset, Stafford, and York.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

BRADFUTE: The Scottish form of Broadfoot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bradfoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bradfoot is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradfoot? popularity and diffusion

Bradfoot is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bradfoot are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bradfoot is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bradfoot is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 50 percent live and California, where 50 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent live.

Bradfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bradfoot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braidfoot9444/
Breadfoot940/
Brodfoot883/
Bradfood880/
Bradfo862/
Broedfoot821/
Broudfoot820/
Broodfoot820/
Bradfod805/
Bradfut800/
Braffot800/
Brafo77361/
Bradfute75261/
Bradfoed755/
Bradfoid751/
Braffo71345/
Bradfa713/
Brafou713/
Brafoy710/
Braffou67103/
Bratfos6740/
Braffoh671/
Braphot671/
Braffat670/
Bratfoss6315/
Breafast631/
Brafffou631/
Brafa62597/
Brafas5732/
Bropho5729/
Brofos5720/
Braffa5712/
Broffo5711/
Bravoh571/
Brafad571/
Brofoss5316/
Broffoh531/
Broufos531/

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Bradfoot Reference & Research

Bradford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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

Braidwood 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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