Bradshaw (surname) explained

Bradshaw
Meaning:	derived from the Old English English, Old (ca.450-1100);: brad and English, Old (ca.450-1100);: sceaga
Region:	England, especially Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Origin:	Old English
Variant:	Brayshaw, Bradshawe
Footnotes:	^[1]

Bradshaw is a surname.

The surname Bradshaw was first found in Lancashire at Bradshaw, now part of Greater Manchester. The chapelry of Bradshaw was listed as Bradeshaghe in 1246, meaning broad wood or copse}} (Old English English, Old (ca.450-1100);: brad + English, Old (ca.450-1100);: sceaga).^[2]

People with the surname include

A

• Aaron Bradshaw (born 2003), American basketball player
• Adrian Bradshaw, British military leader
• Adrian Bradshaw (photographer), British photographer
• Ahmad Bradshaw, American football player
• Albert James Bradshaw, Canadian politician
• Alexander Bradshaw, British physicist
• Alexandra Bradshaw, Canadian-American artist
• Allison Bradshaw, American tennis player
• Ann Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Augustine Bradshaw, Benedictine monk

B

• Ben Bradshaw, British politician
• Benjamin Bradshaw, American wrestler
• Bill Bradshaw (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
• Booker Bradshaw (1941–2003), record producer, film & TV actor, Motown executive
• Brent Bradshaw, comedy writer
• Brett Bradshaw, American drummer

C

• Carl Bradshaw (actor), Jamaican actor
• Carl Bradshaw (footballer), footballer
• Carrie Bradshaw, fictional character, Sex and the City
• Cathryn Bradshaw, British actress
• Charlie Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris Bradshaw, Canadian politician
• Claudette Bradshaw (1949–2022), Canadian politician
• Clyde Bradshaw, American basketball player
• Constance Bradshaw, British artist
• Cooper Bradshaw, fictional character, Guiding Light
• Craig Bradshaw (basketball), New Zealand basketball player
• Craig Bradshaw (American football), American football player

D

• Dallas Bradshaw, American baseball player
• Daniel Bradshaw (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
• Darren Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• David Bradshaw, American artist *Delisle Bradshaw, Barbadian lawyer and politician
• Donald Bradshaw, American businessman and mayor
• Douglas Bradshaw, Canadian military leader
• Dove Bradshaw, American artist
• Duncan Bradshaw (born 1986), Zimbabwean-born English cricketer

E

• Elias Bradshaw, American politician
• Ernest Bradshaw, English footballer
• Evans Bradshaw, American jazz pianist

F

• Ford Bradshaw, American bank robber
• Frank Bradshaw, English footballer
• Franklin Bradshaw, American curler
• Fred Bradshaw, Canadian politician
• Fergal Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer

G

• Gareth Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer
• Gary Bradshaw, English footballer
• Gay A. Bradshaw, American psychologist and ecologist
• George Bradshaw (1801–1853), English printer and publisher
• George Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
• George Bradshaw (footballer), English footballer
• Gillian Bradshaw, American author
• Granville Bradshaw (1887–1969), English aero-engine designer

H

• H. Chalton Bradshaw, British architect
• Harold E. Bradshaw, American politician
• Henry Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people

I

• Ian Bradshaw, West Indian cricketer from Barbados
• Ian Bradshaw (photographer), American photographer

J

• Jack Bradshaw, English footballer
• James Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joanne Bradshaw, Australian Paralympic athlete
• Joseph Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Layfield, ring name "Bradshaw" (born 1966), professional wrestler

K

• Keith Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ken Bradshaw, professional surfer
• Kenrick Bradshaw, Aruban footballer
• Kevin Bradshaw, American basketball player

L

• Leslie Bradshaw, American businesswoman
• Lucretia Bradshaw (fl. 1714 - 1741), English actress
• Lucy Bradshaw, British actress and singer
• Lucy Bradshaw (game developer), American video game developer
• Luisa Bradshaw-White, English actress

M

• Máire Bradshaw (born 1943), poet and publisher
• Margaret Bradshaw, New Zealand geologist
• Mark Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marquita Bradshaw (born 1974), American environmentalist and former political candidate
• Melissa Bradshaw, English musician
• Merrill Bradshaw, an American composer and professor
• Michael Bradshaw (1933–2001), English stage and film actor
• Michael J. Bradshaw, British geographer
• Morris Bradshaw, American football player

N

• Nigel Bradshaw, British-born actor

P

• Paddy Bradshaw, Irish footballer
• Paul Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paula Bradshaw, Northern Irish politician
• Peter Bradshaw, British writer
• Philippe Bradshaw, British artist
• Preston J. Bradshaw, American architect

R

• Reggie Bradshaw, Canadian football player
• Richard Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rita Bradshaw, British romance novelist
• Robert Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roy Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people

S

• Sally Bradshaw, English singer
• Samuel Carey Bradshaw (1809–1872), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania. *Santia Bradshaw Barbadian politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados
• Scott B. Sympathy, real name Scott Bradshaw, Canadian indie rock musician
• Sidney Bradshaw Fay, historian
• Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican musician
• Steve Bradshaw, American soccer player
• Sufe Bradshaw, an American actress
• Susan Bradshaw, British pianist

T

• Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American football player
• Terry Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
• Thomas Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tiny Bradshaw (1905–1958), U.S. jazz musician

W

• Walter Bradshaw, English cricketer
• Wes Bradshaw, American football player and coach
• William Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wilson G. Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University

Fictional characters

• The Bradshaws, a fictional family on Piccadilly Radio
• LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, in Top Gun
• Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, in

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20050330030604/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files
2. Web site: Bradshaw Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms . January 2000 . HouseofNames . 18 July 2021.