How common is the last name Bradley?

130,526 people in the United States have the last name Bradley, about 1 in 2,290. It ranks #218 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BRADLEY

#218

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
130,526
About
1 in 2,290
This common or more
23.4%
Who bears it

Of the 130,526 people with the last name Bradley, 66.2% reported their origin as White, 24.6% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bradley

#216 Elliott · 131,897#217 Hart · 131,550#219 Ray · 130,289#220 Hudson · 129,935

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bradley, most common first.

#42,600 Bradly · 548#53,327 Broadley · 419#72,473 Bradle · 289#97,730 Bratley · 199#102,982 Bridle · 186#116,252 Bradlee · 159

Also a first name

As a first name, Bradley ranks #240 of 53,615, with 237,481 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1980, with 7,262 births. See Bradley as a first name

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