The Bradley surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 131,289 people carried this name — #200 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,050 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
83 people named Bradley live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Bradley.
Most of them — 51 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Bradley have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 108 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Bradley in American newspapers,
1906–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,110,670 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bradley,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Bradley 1688–1732 · beekeeper -
James Bradley 1693–1762 · astronomer -
Stephen R. Bradley 1754–1830 · judge -
William Bradley 1787–1820 · circus performer -
Lewis R. Bradley 1805–1879 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 190 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bradley.
- Bracco 1,516 · U.S. census
- Brach 1,269 · U.S. census
- Brache 232 · U.S. census
- Brack 3,329 · U.S. census
- Bracke 247 · U.S. census
- Bradel 121 · U.S. census
- Brady 71,175 · U.S. census
- Braem 194 · U.S. census
- Braesch 113 · U.S. census
- Braet 159 · U.S. census
- Braga 2,776 · U.S. census
- Brager 884 · U.S. census
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