How common is the surname Bradwell?

1,156 people in the United States had the surname Bradwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,081 Americans. It ranked 22,301st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bradwell?

Myra Bradwell, American publisher and political activist.

Where is the surname Bradwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Bradwell in the United States.

Is the surname Bradwell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,156 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Bradwell

A surname, carried by 1,156 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B634

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bradwell is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,156 people named Bradwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,081 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

#22,301

rank among US surnames

1,156

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #22,612)

Who is named Bradwell

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

53% of people named Bradwell identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bradwells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Myra Bradwell
American publisher and political activist, 1831–1894

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bradwell

Bradwell has the Soundex code B634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B634.

Questions

How common is the surname Bradwell?: 1,156 people in the United States had the surname Bradwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,081 Americans. It ranked 22,301st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bradwell?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Bradwell identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bradwell?: Myra Bradwell, American publisher and political activist.
Where is the surname Bradwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Bradwell in the United States.
Is the surname Bradwell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,156 in 2010, up 9.0%.