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
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Bradley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bradley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bradley (Arabic: بردلي, Russian: Брадлей) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bradley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,951st most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,053 people. Bradley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bradley are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bradley is also the 3,933rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 267,308 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 179,264 people, or 1 in 2,022. In The United States Bradley is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 155 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Bradley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bradley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bradley surname expanded 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 13 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 621 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bradley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bradley surname is primarily 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 Republicans than The US 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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