Bradley (surname) explained
| Bradley |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "broad wood", "broad clearing"[1] |
| Region: | England, Ireland |
| Origin: | Old English, Irish |
Bradley is an English surname derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.[1]
It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Brolacháin (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England.[2]
Like many English surnames, Bradley can also be used as a given name.
Notable people with the surname include
- A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar
- A. C. Bradley (screenwriter), an American screenwriter
- Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S.
- Amy Lynn Bradley (born 1974), an American woman who disappeared during a Caribbean cruise
- Andrew M. Bradley (1906–1983), American accountant and public official
- Archie Bradley (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player
- Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), English author
- Avery Bradley (born 1990), American basketball player
- Bill Bradley (born 1943), American basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former US senator from New Jersey
- Bill Bradley (baseball) (1878–1954), American baseball player and manager
- Bob Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Bruce Bradley (born 1947), American water polo player
- Celeste Bradley, American author of romance novels
- Charles Bradley (singer) (1948–2017), American R&B, funk, and soul singer
- Craig Bradley (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
- Dan Beach Bradley (1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam
- Dana Bradley (died 1981), Canadian murder victim
- Daniel Bradley (politician) (1833–1908), New York politician
- Daniel Joseph Bradley (1928–2010), Irish physicist
- David W. Bradley, computer game designer and programmer
- Ed Bradley (1941–2006), American journalist
- Eduardo Bradley (1887–1951), Argentine aviator
- Eli Bradley (1883–1964), English footballer
- Elizabeth Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Ella J. Bradley-Hughley (1889–1918), American operatic soprano soloist and choir director.
- Eoin Bradley (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
- Evelyne Bradley (1925–2013), American judge
- Evalie A. Bradley (born 1954), Anguillian politician
- F. H. Bradley (Francis Herbert Bradley, 1846–1924), British idealist philosopher
- Foghorn Bradley (George H. Bradley, 1855–1900), American baseball umpire
- Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
- George Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Gerald A. Bradley (1927–2005), American businessman and politician
- Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
- Henry Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Herbert Bradley (1887–1918), English footballer
- Hunter Bradley (American football) (born 1994), American football player
- Jackie Bradley Jr. (born 1990), American baseball player
- Jaden Bradley (born 2003), American basketball player
- Ja'Marcus Bradley (born 1996), American football player
- James Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Jean-Claude Bradley (died 2014), American open science chemist
- Jeb Bradley (Joseph E. Bradley, born 1952), New Hampshire politician
- Jerand Bradley (born 2002), American football player
- Jessica "Jess" Bradley, the protégé/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic series The Boys
- Joe Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- John Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Bradley (died 1671), English buccaneer
- Joseph P. Bradley (1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892
- Joshua Bradley (born 1992), English YouTuber
- Kaliane Bradley (born 1988), English writer and editor
- Karen Bradley (born 1970), British politician
- Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
- Kepler Bradley (born 1985), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers
- Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879), American politician, the second Governor of Nevada
- Lewis Bradley (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
- Liam Bradley, Irish Gaelic football manager
- Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American psychologist
- Luther Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), American science fiction author
- Martin Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Matt Bradley (born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player
- Matt Bradley (American football) (born 1960), American football player
- Mick Bradley (1947–1972), British blues-rock drummer
- Milton Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Nina Bradley (boxer) (born 1987), British boxer
- Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general
- Paddy Bradley (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
- Percy Bradley (1887–1967), English footballer
- Peter Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Provine Bradley, (1907–1986), American Negro league baseball player
- Reginald Bradley (1873–1922), Canadian ice hockey player
- Robert Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Ruth Bradley Holmes (1924–2021), American linguist, educator, and polyglot
- Ryan Bradley (born 1983), American figure skater
- Scott Bradley (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
- Shaun Bradley (born 1997), American football player
- Shawn Bradley (born 1972), retired American basketball player
- Stephen Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Steve Bradley (1975–2008), American professional wrestler
- Stewart Bradley (born 1983), retired American football player
- Tom Bradley (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom
- W. C. Bradley (William Clark Bradley, 1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman
- Will H. Bradley (1868–1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
- William Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899–1979), American geologist
- Yasemin Bradley, Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian, also a television presenter and writer
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The Name Bradley – Origin and Meaning of Bradley . Male & Female Names: A Dictionary of Names. Name Meanings & Name Origins (MFnames.com) . 1 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183225/http://www.mfnames.com/mfnames/b/origin-and-meaning-of-bradley.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Ó Brolcháin - Irish Names and Surnames. www.libraryireland.com. 2019-03-23.
