How common is the surname Bradbury?

8,172 people in the United States had the surname Bradbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,781 Americans. It ranked 4,343rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bradbury?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bradbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bradbury?

Ray Bradbury, American author and screenwriter (1920–2012), followed by Steven Bradbury.

Where is the surname Bradbury most common?

Wikidata records people named Bradbury in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Bradbury getting more or less common?

More common. 8,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,172 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Bradbury

An English place surname, carried by 8,172 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B631

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradbury is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Bradbury is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,172 people named Bradbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,781 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,065.

#4,343

rank among US surnames

8,172

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,050)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,334	Sides	8,194	37,679
#4,335	Leiva	8,193	37,684
#4,336	Wegner	8,192	37,689
#4,337	Guyton	8,191	37,693
#4,338	Atchison	8,185	37,721
#4,339	McCaffrey	8,181	37,739
#4,340	Dupuis	8,179	37,749

Who is named Bradbury

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Bradbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bradburys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)
Steven Bradbury
Australian short-track speed skater, born 1973
Norris Bradbury
American physicist, 1909–1997
Robert N. Bradbury
American film director (1886-1949)
Jack Bradbury
Animator (1914-2004)
Neve Bradbury
Australian cyclist, born 2002
William Batchelder Bradbury
American composer (1816-1868)
Steven G. Bradbury
American lawyer, born 1958

Notable Bradburys come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bradbury

Bradbury has the Soundex code B631, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B631.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bradbury come from?: From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
How common is the surname Bradbury?: 8,172 people in the United States had the surname Bradbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,781 Americans. It ranked 4,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bradbury?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bradbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bradbury?: Ray Bradbury, American author and screenwriter (1920–2012), followed by Steven Bradbury.
Where is the surname Bradbury most common?: Wikidata records people named Bradbury in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Bradbury?: Bradbury is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Bradbury getting more or less common?: More common. 8,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,172 in 2010, up 1.3%.