Find out how popular the last name Bradby is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bradby.

Bradby, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bradby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bradby in America

Bradby is the 46138th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bradby surname appeared 462 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bradby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bradby to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bradby

The surname Bradby originates from England and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "brad" meaning broad and "by" meaning a town or village, suggesting the name likely referred to someone who lived in a broad town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bradby can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, which lists a John de Bradeby in Lincolnshire. Additionally, the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327 mention a Thomas de Bradeby.

The Bradby name is also documented in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror. The Domesday Book contains records of individuals with similar name variations, such as Radulfus de Bradebi and Willelmus de Bradeberie.

During the medieval period, the name Bradby was primarily concentrated in the counties of Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include William Bradby (c.1500-1567), who was an English Protestant clergyman and scholar, and Robert Bradby (1586-1670), a Member of Parliament for Stafford during the English Civil War.

In the 17th century, Thomas Bradby (1587-1642) was a prominent English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Another notable figure was John Bradby (1649-1703), a successful merchant and landowner in Gloucestershire.

Moving into the 18th century, Edward Bradby (1710-1786) was a renowned English architect who designed numerous churches and country houses in the Palladian style. In the 19th century, Joseph Bradby (1798-1869) was a respected English cricketer who played for the Marylebone Cricket Club and is credited with helping to establish the first set of official laws for the game.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bradby

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bradby.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bradby was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bradby has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bradby was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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