Bradshaw Surname

5,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bradshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradshaw, 'a village in the chapelry of Illingworth, near Halifax. Some of the Lancashire Bradshaws are sprung from Bradshaw Hall, near Wigan (v. Baines' Lancashire. ii. pp. 184, 197), originally spelt Bradshaigh, but the majority from Bradshaw, an old chapelry in Bolton parish.

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Bradshaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States56,7381:6,388746
England21,0001:2,653348
Australia6,6911:4,035578
Canada4,1241:8,9341,334
Ireland1,1001:4,281722
New Zealand9741:4,649744
Wales8731:3,545384
South Africa6851:79,0929,792
Barbados6131:469123
Scotland6111:8,7621,270
Northern Ireland4481:4,118816
Jamaica3821:7,513886
Trinidad and Tobago3551:3,842639
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Saint Kitts and Nevis1711:32374
Thailand1281:551,86294,667
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Guyana871:8,7611,376
United States Virgin Islands841:1,314211
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines601:1,878373
France581:1,145,219121,886
Guernsey511:1,264261
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Bermuda391:1,674273
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Isle of Man371:2,320450
Antigua and Barbuda351:2,833434
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Jersey241:4,133843
Malta241:17,9281,021
Aruba231:4,499638
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
India221:34,866,608408,224
Panama221:177,8305,396
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Sweden211:468,89333,666
British Virgin Islands201:1,580220
Anguilla161:84075
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
China131:105,178,5825,529
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Norway61:857,04855,549
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Belize51:71,0952,977
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Montserrat21:2,474299
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9761:4,539776
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,0021:2,031286
Scotland1741:21,5132,087
Wales1341:11,705704
Isle of Man131:4,175439
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2931:5,404674

Bradshaw (340) may also be a first name.

Bradshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bradshaw, 'a village in the chapelry of Illingworth, near Halifax. Some of the Lancashire Bradshaws are sprung from Bradshaw Hall, near Wigan (v. Baines' Lancashire. ii. pp. 184, 197), originally spelt Bradshaigh, but the majority from Bradshaw, an old chapelry in Bolton parish. Indeed, this last must be looked upon as the true home of four-fifths of our Bradshaws.

Alan de Bradeshagh, of Radcliffe, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Richard de Bradeschawe, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Johannes Bradeschawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alexander Bradshaw, of Bradshaw, parish of Bolton, 1587: Wills at Chester.

Richard Bradshaw, of Bolton, dyter 1614: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Broad Wood [Old English brád + sc(e)aga, a wood]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in North of England.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Bradshaw (extensive grove), in Derbyshire; dweller in, or near, the big woods.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A chapelry, co. Lancaster, "where the Bradshaws have flourished from the time of the Saxons, the present owner thereof being Thomas Bradshaw Isherwood, Esq." B.L.G. Bradshaw, near the Peak of Derbyshire, gave name to another ancient family. Lysons.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bradshaw Edge is a township in the parish of Chapel - en - le - Frith, and this seems to have been one of the principal homes of the Bradshaws in this county; but the name has been associated, and often in a distinguished manner, with the county ever since the 15th century, when Roger and Thomas Bradshaw represented Derbyshire in Parliament. Amongst the other branches in the county are the Bradshaws of Brampton and the Bradshaws of Marple (G.). In the list of high sheriffs of the county occur the names of Bradshaw of Marple in 1701, Bradshaw of Brampton in 1717, and Bradshaw of Holbrook in 1777 (P.). The name is more numerous in Lancashire and Northamptonshire, and further reference will be found under those counties.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bradshaw is the name of a township in this county where the Bradshaws, an ancient and knightly family, have flourished since the time of the Saxons; the Bradshaws were lords of Haigh in the 14th century, and to this county belonged the notable President Bradshaw of the time of Cromwell (B. and L.). Reference to the Bradshaws of Derbyshire and Northamptonshire will be found under those counties.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name of Bradshaw has been established in Northamptonshire since the 15th century (Wh.). The rector of Cosgrave in 1600 bore the name (B.). Further reference to this name will be found under "Derbyshire" and "Lancashire. ".

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

(English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)) One who came from Bradshaw; villages near Bolton and Halifax these place names mean the broad wood.

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Bradshaw Demographics

Average Bradshaw Salary in
United States

$41,631 USD

Per year
Rank:
697,972 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0152182
Rank: 758 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
96.48%
Sample size: 31,176 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Bradshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bradshaw (Arabic: برادشو) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,839th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 75,390 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bradshaw reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 473,685th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 340 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 56,738 people, or 1 in 6,388. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 112 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Bradshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bradshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 113 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 651 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 351 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bradshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bradshaw surname are 14.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bradshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.62% more than the national average, earning R 479,124 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $41,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,061 CAD per year.

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Bradshaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bradshaw in the Arabic language
برادشوbradshw-

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Bradshaw Reference & Research

Bradshaw of Ulster - Bradshaw families living in Ulster from 1600 - 1920.

Bradshaw DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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