Bradford is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bradford
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A great town of Yorkshire, and places in counties Devon, Lancseter, Northumberland, Stafford, Somerset, etc.

Broad ford.

One who came from Bradford meaning "wide ford," the name of various places in England.

How popular is Bradford?

Bradford is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, South Africa, Jamaica, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ghana, Guyana, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ireland, Thailand, Portugal.

Bradford is ranked 5868 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bradford bearers increased by 4.43 per cent in 2010 US census to 54015 since 2000, the surname slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 628. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.77 67.27
Black 29.1 28.47
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 1.6
Others 2.48 1.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.35
Bradford is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 96220 people have been found who wears Bradford as their family name. Bradford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bradford:
548 United States72,711
756 England10,275
Countries with thousands of Bradford:
752 Australia5,186
1,889 Canada2,878
Countries with hundreds of Bradford:
1,147 Scotland709
12,601 South Africa520
800 Jamaica447
1,790 New Zealand439
849 Northern Ireland427
1,012 Wales338
9,187 Ghana277
629 Guyana223
45,936 Nigeria159
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
32,813 Egypt153
2,764 Ireland146
92,925 Thailand131
4,545 Portugal113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,488 Uruguay70
102,735 Brazil58
1,941 Nicaragua56
89,144 Germany55
8,792 Colombia54
54,910 Argentina51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
10,676 Kuwait39
17,423 United Arab Emirates36
44,772 Spain33
10,858 Ecuador32
25,646 Sweden27
189,486 France26
16,565 Chile24
3,950 China19
13,856 Singapore17
59,260 Zimbabwe17
492,263 India16
3,875 Honduras13
38,962 Mexico13
197,164 Philippines13
3,581 Hong Kong11
45,659 Japan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,734 Denmark9
8,518 Panama9
30,726 Qatar9
719 Swaziland9
58,198 Switzerland9
26,217 Estonia8
436,635 Russia8
150,293 Malaysia7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
101,176 Netherlands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Child Catherine Bradford from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 6 years old when she arrived in New-York on March 20, 1849. Susan Bradford, aged 18, Maid Mary Bradford, George Bradford, aged 39, Hugh Bradford, aged 18, U Bradford, aged 45, Immigrant Mrs Bradford, 19 years old U Bradford, U Bradford, aged 17, and 32 other Bradford around 33.33% of whom were workman while others worked as shoemaker migrated to US from Liverpool, London and Belfast.

From Germany

Mic. Bradford worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 23 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on City Of Washington and arrived on July 15, 1872. U-Mr Bradford (50) Merchant, George Bradford, aged 20, Marie Bradford, aged 31, Marie Bradford, are other Bradford that migrated to US.

Bradford Namesakes

  • Andrew Bradford, early American printer in colonial Philadelphia
  • Edwin Emmanuel Bradford, English clergyman and Uranian poet and novelist
  • Rosalie Bradford, American woman
  • Siôn Bradford, Welsh language poet,
  • Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford, English peer and Whig politician
  • Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, English peer and Whig politician
  • Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, English soldier, courtier and Whig politician
  • Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, member of the House of Lords
  • Thomas Lynn Bradford, of Detroit, Michigan, is best
  • Ernle Bradford, noted 20th-century British historian specializing
  • Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford, Virginia politician and a co-founder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
  • Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Rich Bradford,
  • Allen Alexander Bradford, Delegate from the Territory of Colorado
  • Karleen Bradford, Canadian children's author
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford, best-selling British-American novelist
  • Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician
  • Sue Bradford, New Zealand activist, academic
  • Max Bradford, former New Zealand politician and cabinet minister
  • George Bradford, officer
  • Roland Bradford, British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Alex Bradford, multi-talented gospel composer, singer
  • Paul Bradford, former Irish politician
  • Jesse Bradford, American actor
  • R. W. Bradford, American writer chiefly
  • Bill Bradford, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Mel Bradford, conservative political commentator and professor of literature at the University of Dallas
  • Corey Bradford, former American football wide receiver
  • Chad Bradford, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, British courtier and Conservative politician
  • Augustus Bradford, 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States
  • Arthur Bradford, American writer and filmmaker
  • William C. Bradford, Jewish-American lawyer and scholar of political science
  • Bobby Bradford, American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader
  • Ronnie Bradford, former defensive back
  • John Bradford, English Reformer, prebendary of St
  • Mary D. Bradford, became the first woman
  • Mark Bradford, American artist living and working in Los Angeles
  • Buddy Bradford, American former professional baseball player
  • Geoff Bradford, English professional footballer
  • Janie Bradford, American songwriter
  • George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford, British peer
  • Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford, English peer and noble
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford, British peer, Conservative politician and soldier
  • George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, British soldier and peer
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, British peer and politician
  • Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford, British politician
  • Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford, British peer and soldier
  • Joe Bradford, English professional footballer
  • Sam Bradford, free agent
  • Roy Bradford, Unionist politician in Northern Ireland and a government minister

Bradford Namesakes

  • Andrew Bradford, early American printer in colonial Philadelphia
  • Edwin Emmanuel Bradford, English clergyman and Uranian poet and novelist
  • Rosalie Bradford, American woman
  • Siôn Bradford, Welsh language poet,
  • Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford, English peer and Whig politician
  • Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, English peer and Whig politician
  • Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, English soldier, courtier and Whig politician
  • Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, member of the House of Lords
  • Thomas Lynn Bradford, of Detroit, Michigan, is best
  • Ernle Bradford, noted 20th-century British historian specializing
  • Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford, Virginia politician and a co-founder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
  • Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Rich Bradford,
  • Allen Alexander Bradford, Delegate from the Territory of Colorado
  • Karleen Bradford, Canadian children's author
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford, best-selling British-American novelist
  • Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician
  • Sue Bradford, New Zealand activist, academic
  • Max Bradford, former New Zealand politician and cabinet minister
  • George Bradford, officer
  • Roland Bradford, British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Alex Bradford, multi-talented gospel composer, singer
  • Paul Bradford, former Irish politician
  • Jesse Bradford, American actor
  • R. W. Bradford, American writer chiefly
  • Bill Bradford, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Mel Bradford, conservative political commentator and professor of literature at the University of Dallas
  • Corey Bradford, former American football wide receiver
  • Chad Bradford, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, British courtier and Conservative politician
  • Augustus Bradford, 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States
  • Arthur Bradford, American writer and filmmaker
  • William C. Bradford, Jewish-American lawyer and scholar of political science
  • Bobby Bradford, American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader
  • Ronnie Bradford, former defensive back
  • John Bradford, English Reformer, prebendary of St
  • Mary D. Bradford, became the first woman
  • Mark Bradford, American artist living and working in Los Angeles
  • Buddy Bradford, American former professional baseball player
  • Geoff Bradford, English professional footballer
  • Janie Bradford, American songwriter
  • George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford, British peer
  • Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford, English peer and noble
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford, British peer, Conservative politician and soldier
  • George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, British soldier and peer
  • Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, British peer and politician
  • Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford, British politician
  • Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford, British peer and soldier
  • Joe Bradford, English professional footballer
  • Sam Bradford, free agent
  • Roy Bradford, Unionist politician in Northern Ireland and a government minister

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