How common is the last name Bradford?

51,912 people in the United States have the last name Bradford, about 1 in 5,758. It ranks #636 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BRADFORD

#636

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,912
About
1 in 5,758
This common or more
34.6%
Who bears it

Of the 51,912 people with the last name Bradford, 62.5% reported their origin as White, 28.2% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bradford

#634 Meza · 52,047#635 Wall · 52,042#637 Skinner · 51,876#638 Combs · 51,814

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bradford, most common first.

#107,024 Britford · 177

Also a first name

As a first name, Bradford ranks #1,479 of 53,615, with 22,735 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1953, with 779 births. See Bradford as a first name

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