Bradley Surname
Approximately 279,725 people bear this surname
Bradley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradley.' Of course the local spots entitled the broad ley, i.e. broad meadow, would naturally be expected to be great. There are parishes, townships, tithings, hamlets, and chapelries of this name in Berkshire, Chesshire, Devon, Leicestershire, Hampshire, Worcestershire, Westmorland, Suffolk, Staffordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire; compare Broadmeadow and Bradfield.
Read More About This SurnameBradley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179,264 | 1:2,022 | 188 |
| England | 47,750 | 1:1,167 | 123 |
| Australia | 15,609 | 1:1,729 | 213 |
| Canada | 12,991 | 1:2,836 | 349 |
| Ireland | 4,401 | 1:1,070 | 206 |
| Northern Ireland | 4,334 | 1:426 | 45 |
| New Zealand | 3,659 | 1:1,238 | 125 |
| Scotland | 3,382 | 1:1,583 | 284 |
| Wales | 1,608 | 1:1,924 | 188 |
| South Africa | 1,530 | 1:35,410 | 4,526 |
| Belize | 655 | 1:543 | 105 |
| France | 438 | 1:151,650 | 23,523 |
| Thailand | 414 | 1:170,624 | 27,488 |
| Spain | 286 | 1:163,469 | 11,826 |
| Germany | 239 | 1:336,843 | 33,164 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Panama | 134 | 1:29,196 | 1,725 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Iran | 118 | 1:650,699 | 35,122 |
| Netherlands | 115 | 1:146,845 | 22,164 |
| Singapore | 111 | 1:49,619 | 1,908 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Japan | 106 | 1:1,206,078 | 22,012 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Jamaica | 100 | 1:28,699 | 2,167 |
| Sweden | 99 | 1:99,462 | 7,215 |
| Switzerland | 99 | 1:82,959 | 9,414 |
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| Mexico | 84 | 1:1,477,693 | 16,101 |
| Isle of Man | 81 | 1:1,060 | 165 |
| Bahamas | 72 | 1:5,441 | 536 |
| Venezuela | 60 | 1:503,401 | 9,605 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 57 | 1:23,929 | 2,651 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Norway | 47 | 1:109,410 | 14,618 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Hong Kong | 42 | 1:174,654 | 2,959 |
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Saint Lucia | 21 | 1:8,513 | 937 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 1:186,849 | 2,129 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 1:2,905 | 410 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Anguilla | 16 | 1:840 | 75 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,047 | 1:878 | 144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22,935 | 1:1,063 | 114 |
| Scotland | 887 | 1:4,220 | 673 |
| Wales | 259 | 1:6,056 | 396 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,639 | 1:1,587 | 162 |
Bradley (267,308) may also be a first name.
Bradley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradley.' Of course the local spots entitled the broad ley, i.e. broad meadow, would naturally be expected to be great. There are parishes, townships, tithings, hamlets, and chapelries of this name in Berkshire, Chesshire, Devon, Leicestershire, Hampshire, Worcestershire, Westmorland, Suffolk, Staffordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire; compare Broadmeadow and Bradfield.
Robert de Bradeleye, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Brice de Bradeleghe, Somerset, ibid.
William de Bradelegh, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Willelmus Brodelegh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Brodelegh, 1379: ibid.
Agnes de Bradelay, 1379: ibid.
Richard de Bradleghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Henry de Bradleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1749. Married — Noah Bradley and Jane Barnee: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
From the lands of Braidlie in the barony of Hawick, Roxburghshire. John de Bradely rendered homage at Berwick in 1291 (Bain, II, 508), and William de Bradeleye of the county of Roxburghe rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., II, p. 199). The seal of William is a curious one, bearing a tree supported by two hares, the dexter one beating a cymbal or drum, the sinister playing a pipe; bird in top, a dog coiled at base, and legend S' Will'i de Bradeley (ibid., p. 532). In Arngyllshire Bradley has been used as an Anglicized form of O'Brolachan, although the two names have no connection either in root or meaning.
(English) belonging to Bradley = 1 the Broad Lea [O.E brád + leáh] 2 (occasionally) Brada’s Lea [v. under Brade]
An English name, commonly used as a synonym of O’Brallaghan, q.v
“Broad Meadow”. Place name in Lincolnshire, England. Also written as Bradlaugh.
“Broad Man”, in Old Scots (Braid).
(English) One who came from Bradley (wide meadow), the name of many places in England.
Parishes, &c,., in cos. Berks, Chester, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Hants, Stafford, &c.
A location name in Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Staffordshire.
Bradley Demographics
Average Male Bradley Height
177.33 cm
Average Female Bradley Height
162.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bradley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bradley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bradley (Arabic: بردلي, Russian: Брадлей) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bradley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,951st most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,053 people. Bradley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bradley reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,933rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 267,308 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 179,264 people, or 1 in 2,022. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 155 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Bradley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bradley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bradley last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 13 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 621 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bradley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bradley surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Bradley last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bradley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning 307,844 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,095 per year; in South Africa they earn 116.72% more than the national average, earning R 515,016 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $51,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bradley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley in the Russian language | ||
| Брадлей | bradlej | - |
| Bradley in the Arabic language | ||
| بردلي | brdly | - |
| برادلي | bradly | - |
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