Bradford Name Meaning: Habitational name from any of the number of places named 'Bradford' in Yorkshire.
Originally rose in wealth as a 'wool town' & is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Discover how your Bradford ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 51 |
| Cambridgeshire | 165 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 44 |
| Cornwall | 32 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 72 |
| Devon | 491 |
| Dorset | 69 |
| Durham | 133 |
| Essex | 166 |
| Gloucestershire | 97 |
| Hampshire | 68 |
| Herefordshire | 38 |
| Hertfordshire | 120 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 208 |
| Lancashire | 192 |
| Leicestershire | 230 |
| Lincolnshire | 170 |
| London | 1,006 |
| Middlesex | 155 |
| Northumberland | 157 |
| Norfolk | 74 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 123 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 54 |
| Somerset | 117 |
| Surrey | 163 |
| Sussex | 327 |
| Staffordshire | 255 |
| Warwickshire | 187 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 64 |
| Yorkshire | 353 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,242 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 167 |
| Domestic Servant | 82 |
| Coal Miner | 74 |
| Labourer | 62 |
| General Labourer | 54 |
| Dress Maker | 52 |
| General Servant | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 32 |
| Laundress | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Bricklayer | 19 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 14 |
| Tailoress | 13 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 13 |
| Brick Layer | 12 |
| Painter | 12 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Baker | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bradford | 3,004 |
| Mary Bradford | 2,687 |
| John Bradford | 2,681 |
| Elizabeth Bradford | 1,821 |
| George Bradford | 1,632 |
| James Bradford | 1,556 |
| Sarah Bradford | 1,503 |
| Thomas Bradford | 1,481 |
| Ann Bradford | 877 |
| Henry Bradford | 875 |
| Charles Bradford | 831 |
| Jane Bradford | 720 |
| Eliza Bradford | 693 |
| Ellen Bradford | 591 |
| Emma Bradford | 579 |
| Alice Bradford | 572 |
| Annie Bradford | 556 |
| Joseph Bradford | 521 |
| Emily Bradford | 519 |
| Frederick Bradford | 517 |
| Richard Bradford | 513 |
| Samuel Bradford | 489 |
| Alfred Bradford | 474 |
| Edward Bradford | 445 |
| Robert Bradford | 437 |