Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRADFORD
There are approximately 12,187 people named Bradford in the UK. That makes it the 834th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 193 are named Bradford.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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The Bradford surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town on the Avon, in Wiltshire, England, whence the surname is derived, and which signifies the broad ford, there being at that place a ford across the Avon.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRADFORD. A great town of Yorkshire, and places in cos. Devon, Lancaster, Nortlinmb., Stafford, Somerset, &c.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.