How common is the surname Bradham?

1,537 people in the United States had the surname Bradham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. It ranked 18,116th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bradham?

Caleb Bradham, American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola.

Where is the surname Bradham most common?

Wikidata records people named Bradham in the United States.

Is the surname Bradham getting more or less common?

More common. 1,447 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,537 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Bradham

A surname, carried by 1,537 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradham is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,537 people named Bradham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,447.

#18,116

rank among US surnames

1,537

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,835)

Who is named Bradham

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

75% of people named Bradham identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bradhams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Caleb Bradham
American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola, 1867–1934

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bradham

Bradham has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Bradham?: 1,537 people in the United States had the surname Bradham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. It ranked 18,116th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bradham?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Bradham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bradham?: Caleb Bradham, American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola.
Where is the surname Bradham most common?: Wikidata records people named Bradham in the United States.
Is the surname Bradham getting more or less common?: More common. 1,447 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,537 in 2010, up 6.2%.