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Bradley name meaning

First Name
309k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
137k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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What does the name Bradley mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Bradley

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
Anglo-Saxon
22%
African
4%
Dutch
4%
Polish
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Bradley means "Broad meadow or clearing among trees" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
  2. A submission from South Africa says the name Bradley means "Broad Meadow" and is of English origin.
  3. A user from Australia says the name Bradley is of English origin and means "Broad of meadow".
  4. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Bradley means "Grassy meadow".
  5. A submission from Oklahoma, U.S. says the name Bradley means "Valley".
  6. A user from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Bradley means "Very reserved but confident in anything the mind is obsessed with".
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  1. United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
    Synonyms: omar bradley and omar nelson bradley
  2. United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
    Synonyms: thomas bradley and tom bradley
Wiktionary

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”).

  1. A locale in England.
    1. A village in Cheshire.
    2. A village in Derbyshire.
    3. A village in Gloucestershire.
    4. A village in Hampshire.
    5. A village in Lincolnshire.
    6. A village in North Yorkshire.
    7. A village in Staffordshire.
    8. A village in the West Midlands.
    9. A village in West Yorkshire.
  2. A village in Wrexham, Wales.
  3. An English habitational surname​ from any of these villages.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A locale in the United States.
    1. A village in Illinois; named for plowman David Bradley.
    2. A town in Wisconsin.
    3. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
    4. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    5. A town in Maine; named for early settler Bradley Blackman.
    6. A town in Arkansas.
    7. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
    8. A town in Oklahoma.
    9. A census-designated place in California; named for landowner Bradley V. Sargent.
    10. A town in South Dakota; named for townsperson E. R. Bradley.
    11. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
    12. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for railroad official John Wiley Bradley Jr..
    13. An unincorporated community in Michigan.
    14. An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
    15. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
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Notable Persons Named Bradley

Notable Persons Named Bradley

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper is an actor and producer. He was most prominent from 1999 to present. Bradley was given the name Bradley Charles Cooper on January 5th, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning is a soldier. Chelsea was given the name Bradley Edward Manning on December 17th, 1987 in Crescent, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford is an actor. He was most prominent from 1985 to present. Bradley was born on October 10th, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin.

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B. D. Wong

B. D. Wong is an actor. He was most prominent from 1983 to 1983. B. was given the name Bradley Darryl Wong on October 24th, 1960 in San Francisco, California, United States. B. is also known as Bradd D. Wong, Bradd Wong, and BD Wong.

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Bradley James

Bradley James is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 2008. Bradley was born on October 11th, 1983 in Exeter, Devon, England.

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Bradley Nowell

Bradley Nowell was a ska punk, reggae rock, reggae, ska, alternative rock, acoustic music, hip hop music, and punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He plays Guitar, Keyboard instrument, Synthesizer, Bass guitar, Percussion instrument, Conga, Sampler (musical instrument), Programming (music), Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, Epiphone, and Vocals. He was most active from 1981 to 1996. Bradley was born Bradley Nowell on February 22nd, 1968 in Long Beach, California, United States. He died on May 25th, 1996.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Bradley

Notable Persons With the Last Name Bradley

Omar Bradley

Omar Bradley is a military person. His military service ended in 1981.

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David Bradley

David Bradley is an actor. He was most prominent from 1971 to present. David was given the name David John Bradley on April 17th, 1942 in York.

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Charles Bradley

Charles Bradley is a funk and soul music musician. He was most active from 1965 to 1965. Charles was born on November 5th, 1948 in Gainesville, Florida, United States.

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Timothy Bradley

Timothy was born on August 29th, 1983 in Palm Springs, California, U.S.

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Michael Bradley

Michael Bradley is a soccer player for the Toronto FC, Chicago Sockers, IMG Academy, New York Red Bulls, SC Heerenveen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Aston Villa F.C., A.C. Chievo Verona, A.S. Roma, United States men's national under-17 soccer team, United States men's national under-18 soccer team, and a. Michael was born on July 31st, 1987 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

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Robert Bradley

Robert Bradley is a soccer manager for the Le Havre AC and Princeton Tigers men's soccer. Robert was born on March 3rd, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.

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  • Shawn Bradley
    Basketball Player
  • Bill Bradley
    Office Holder
  • Avery Bradley
    Basketball Player
  • Tom Bradley
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  • Marla Gibbs
    Actress
  • Doug Bradley
    Actor
  • Gus Bradley
    Athlete
  • Karen Bradley
    For Staffordshire Moorlands
  • Ed Bradley
    Journalist
  • Jay Bradley
    Wrestler
  • Milton Bradley
    Entrepreneur
  • John Bradley
    Military Person
  • Kathleen Bradley
    Model
  • Keegan Bradley

Common last names for Bradley

Common first names for Bradley

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Bradley U.S.
█  White 69.12% 64.26%
█  African American 25.09% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.44% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.19% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.34% 16.26%

Of Last Name Bradley

People with the last name Bradley are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Bradley

  • What name lists does Bradley rank for?
    #107Most Popular Boy Names
    #85Classic Boy Names
    #20 Last Name First Names
    #4Unique Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Bradley? Bradley is the 237th most popular name of all time. As a last name Bradley was the 208th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Bradley have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 308,752 babies born with the first name Bradley in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bradley to occupy the territory of French Polynesia (France) with an estimated population of 277,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Bradley? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Bradley first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bradley is Thursday, April 4th, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Bradley born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bradley was in 1980 with a total of 7,210 babies. That's a lot of babies named Bradley!
  • Random Bradley Factoid: According to the 1961 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bradley ranks 63rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Nevada. Imagine that, 14 babies in Nevada have the same name in 1961.
  • Weird things about the name Bradley: The name spelled backwards is Yeldarb. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Yabledr. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Bradley? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 136,720 people with the last name Bradley.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bradley? Bradley was ranked as the 208th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
    • Bradley name meaning

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