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    The surname Bradway

    An English surname, carried by 1,388 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɹædweɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex B630

    Bradway: #19,469 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bradway #19,469, 1,388 people Bradway: #19,469 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bradway #19,469, 1,388 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradway is more common than 88% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English brād (“broad”) + weġ (“path, road, way”). Likely a vowel-shifted variant of the surname Broadway, which is derived from the same roots. The words "broad way" have been used in English to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a millennium.

    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 1,388 people named Bradway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,439 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,346.

    #19,469
    rank among US surnames
    1,388
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.1%
    change since 2000 (was #18,811)

    Who is named Bradway

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

    93% of people named Bradway identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bradway

    Bradway has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bradway come from?
    From Old English brād (“broad”) + weġ (“path, road, way”). Likely a vowel-shifted variant of the surname Broadway, which is derived from the same roots. The words "broad way" have been used in English to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a millennium.
    How common is the surname Bradway?
    1,388 people in the United States had the surname Bradway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,439 Americans. It ranked 19,469th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bradway?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bradway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Bradway?
    Bradway is /ˈbɹædweɪ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Bradway getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,346 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,388 in 2010, up 3.1%.