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    The surname Bradner

    An English occupational surname, carried by 561 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B635

    Bradner: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bradner #39,212, 561 people Bradner: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bradner #39,212, 561 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradner is more common than 75.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Two main origins: * English habitational surname from a place called Bradnor Hill, in Herefordshire, named with Old English brādan, dative form of brād (“broad, wide”), + ōra (“hill slope”). * An altered spelling of South German Brettner, an occupational surname for someone who cut shingles or boards.

    Bradner is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    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 561 people named Bradner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 673.

    #39,212
    rank among US surnames
    561
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -16.6%
    change since 2000 (was #32,267)

    Who is named Bradner

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

    85% of people named Bradner identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bradners

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hugh Bradner
      American physicist (1915–2008)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bradner

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

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Bradner come from?
    Two main origins: * English habitational surname from a place called Bradnor Hill, in Herefordshire, named with Old English brādan, dative form of brād (“broad, wide”), + ōra (“hill slope”). * An altered spelling of South German Brettner, an occupational surname for someone who cut shingles or…
    How common is the surname Bradner?
    561 people in the United States had the surname Bradner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. It ranked 39,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bradner?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bradner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bradner?
    Hugh Bradner, American physicist (1915–2008).
    Where is the surname Bradner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bradner in the United States.
    What type of surname is Bradner?
    Bradner is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Bradner getting more or less common?
    Less common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 561 in 2010, down 17%.