Bradstreet Surname

191,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Bradstreet Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the broad street,' i.e. the broad paved way. Evidently some spot in Norfolk or Suffolk.

1372. John de Bradstrete, rector of Colby, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1595-6.

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Bradstreet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6491:219,80521,344
Australia1921:140,60315,124
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada891:413,99536,402
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Bradstreet (14) may also be a first name.

Bradstreet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the broad street,' i.e. the broad paved way. Evidently some spot in Norfolk or Suffolk.

1372. John de Bradstrete, rector of Colby, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1595-6. Thomas Boldero and Ann Broadstreet: Marriage Lic. (London).

1625. Edmund Slater and Margaret Bredstreete: ibid.

With this latter instance compare Bredbury for Bradbury, q v.

1730. Married — Jonathan Bradstreet, of Ipswich, and Mary Moulton: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1764. — Robert Garslin and Anna Elizabeth Bradstreet: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Broad Street or Paved Way [Old English brád + stræt, Latin strata (via]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bradstreet Last Name Facts

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

Bradstreet is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradstreet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 191,985th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,321,580 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Bradstreet are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 219,805. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Bradstreet occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Bradstreet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bradstreet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bradstreet last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bradstreet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bradstreet surname are 3.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Bradstreet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.38% more than the national average, earning R 568,848 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,282 CAD per year.

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