How common is the surname Bradford?

54,015 people in the United States had the surname Bradford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,716 Americans. It ranked 628th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bradford?

Jesse Bradford, American actor, followed by William Bradford.

Where is the surname Bradford most common?

Wikidata records people named Bradford in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Bradford?

Bradford is /ˈbɹædfɚd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bradford getting more or less common?

More common. 51,726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,015 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Bradford also a first name?

Yes. Bradford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bradford

An English place surname, carried by 54,015 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹædfɚd/ 2 syllables Soundex B631 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradford is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)

Bradford 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 54,015 people named Bradford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,716 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,726.

#628

rank among US surnames

54,015

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #586)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#619	Pittman	55,021	5,611
#620	Huynh	54,996	5,614
#621	Randall	54,764	5,638
#622	Singleton	54,621	5,653
#623	Kirk	54,394	5,676
#624	Combs	54,257	5,690
#625	Mathis	54,217	5,695

Who is named Bradford

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

65% of people named Bradford identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bradfords

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse Bradford
American actor, born 1979
William Bradford
American judge and second United States Attorney General (1755-1795)
Sam Bradford
American football player (born 1987)
James Bradford
American weightlifter (1928-2013)
Richard Bradford
American actor (1934–2016)
Lane Bradford
American actor (1922-1973)
Sarah Bradford
American head teacher, writer and biographer (1818–1912)
William Bradford
American physician and United States senator from Rhode Island (1729-1808)
Augustus Bradford
American politician (1806-1881)
Virginia Bradford
American actress (1899–1995)
Perry Bradford
American musician (1893–1970)
William Bradford
American painter known for his marines (1823-1892)

Notable Bradfords come mostly from the United States (15) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bradford

Bradford 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 Bradford come from?: * Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)
How common is the surname Bradford?: 54,015 people in the United States had the surname Bradford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,716 Americans. It ranked 628th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bradford?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Bradford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bradford?: Jesse Bradford, American actor, followed by William Bradford.
Where is the surname Bradford most common?: Wikidata records people named Bradford in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Bradford?: Bradford is /ˈbɹædfɚd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Bradford?: Bradford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Bradford getting more or less common?: More common. 51,726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,015 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Bradford also a first name?: Yes. Bradford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.