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

Bradly, 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 Bradly surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bradly in America

Bradly is the 35294th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bradly surname appeared 638 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 Bradly.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bradly 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 Bradly

The surname Bradly originates from England, where it was first recorded in the 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English words "brad" meaning broad or wide, and "leah" meaning a meadow or clearing in a forest. It is thought to have originally referred to someone who lived near a broad meadow or clearing.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which mentions a William de Bradelye. The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327 also list a John de Bradeleye. These early spellings highlight the variations in the name's form over time.

The Bradly surname is also associated with various place names across England, such as Bradley in Staffordshire, Bradeley in Yorkshire, and Bradleigh in Devon. These place names likely influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in different regions.

In the 16th century, the Bradly surname appeared in the famous Boke of St. Albans, a treatise on hunting and heraldry published in 1486. This suggests that individuals with this surname were part of the gentry or nobility at the time.

Notable individuals with the surname Bradly include:

1. Thomas Bradly (c. 1570 - 1624), an English Puritan minister and author.
2. Richard Bradly (1628 - 1675), an English mathematician and navigator who worked on calculating longitude.
3. James Bradly (1692 - 1737), an English astronomer and developer of the Bradly Method for measuring stellar parallax.
4. Anne Bradly (1765 - 1838), an English poet and writer known for her works on education and children's literature.
5. Henry Bradly (1788 - 1876), a British military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and the Crimean War.

These examples demonstrate the long history and diverse contributions of individuals bearing the Bradly surname throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bradly

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

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 Bradly 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 Bradly 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 Bradly was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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