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 | 23 |
| Berkshire | 47 |
| Cambridgeshire | 118 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 77 |
| Cornwall | 36 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 92 |
| Devon | 500 |
| Dorset | 113 |
| Durham | 209 |
| Essex | 330 |
| Gloucestershire | 141 |
| Hampshire | 69 |
| Herefordshire | 35 |
| Hertfordshire | 130 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 299 |
| Lancashire | 269 |
| Leicestershire | 285 |
| Lincolnshire | 156 |
| London | 1,141 |
| Middlesex | 280 |
| Northumberland | 209 |
| Norfolk | 77 |
| Northamptonshire | 53 |
| Nottinghamshire | 212 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 23 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 56 |
| Somerset | 154 |
| Surrey | 220 |
| Sussex | 391 |
| Staffordshire | 325 |
| Warwickshire | 221 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 498 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 64 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 36 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 94 |
| General Labourer | 77 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 50 |
| Scholar | 45 |
| Farmer | 34 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 31 |
| Carpenter | 30 |
| Laundress Wash | 30 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 30 |
| Bricklayer | 29 |
| Cook Domestic | 29 |
| House Maid Domestic | 26 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 26 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Brick Layer | 18 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Gardener Domestic | 15 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 15 |
| Railway Clerk | 13 |
| School | 12 |
| 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 |