Census Surname Maps for the Bradley Surname
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Note that it is likely that some Ulster-Scots speakers reported that they only spoke Irish. Both censuses contained a question concerned with whether a person spoke Irish, English or both. No other languages were mentioned.
Statistics
Surname Counts and Rankings
There were 5,058 with the surname Bradley in Ireland in 1901 and 5,095 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 132nd in 1901 and 133rd in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 245
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 395th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 808
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 243rd
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 508
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 330th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 3,497
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 54th
Religion
Religion statistics for Bradley in 1901 - Catholic: 83%, Anglican: 11%, Presbyterian: 4%, Methodist: 1%
Religion statistics for Bradley in 1911 - Catholic: 82%, Anglican: 11%, Presbyterian: 5%, None / Not Given: 1%, Methodist: 1%, Other: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Bradley
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- John (341)
- James (289)
- Patrick (239)
- William (137)
- Thomas (119)
- Michael (112)
- Joseph (70)
- Francis (62)
- Bernard (53)
- Peter (51)
- Hugh (50)
- Robert (49)
- Charles (47)
- Daniel (45)
- Denis (44)
- Edward (44)
- Henry (34)
- Samuel (25)
- Andrew (23)
- Richard (22)
- George (21)
- Alexander (15)
- Philip (15)
- David (11)
- Felix (11)
- Jeremiah (11)
- Laurence (11)
- Patk (10)
- Dan (9)
- Owen (9)
- Martin (8)
- Timothy (8)
- Arthur (7)
- Frank (7)
- Christopher (6)
- Domnick (6)
- Lawrence (6)
- Mathew (6)
- Pat (6)
- Willie (6)
- Andy (5)
- John J (5)
- John James (5)
- Johnston (5)
- Walter (5)
- William J (5)
- Cornelius (4)
- Frances (4)
- Fred (4)
- Gregory (4)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Bradley
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- Mary (368)
- Bridget (154)
- Margaret (125)
- Annie (122)
- Catherine (115)
- Ellen (104)
- Anne (82)
- Sarah (82)
- Maggie (77)
- Jane (75)
- Kate (72)
- Elizabeth (67)
- Rose (57)
- Mary Anne (47)
- Lizzie (45)
- Julia (39)
- Eliza (35)
- Susan (34)
- Hannah (26)
- Alice (22)
- Ann (22)
- Martha (22)
- Mary Ann (20)
- Isabella (18)
- Agnes (17)
- Mary A (15)
- Minnie (15)
- Norah (15)
- Teresa (15)
- Maria (14)
- Mary Jane (13)
- Bella (12)
- Mary J (12)
- Nancy (12)
- Cathrine (10)
- Margret (10)
- Eliza Jane (8)
- Matilda (8)
- Rebecca (8)
- Sarah Jane (8)
- Cassie (7)
- Christina (7)
- Ellie (7)
- Emily (7)
- Helena (7)
- Josephine (7)
- Katie (7)
- Margt (7)
- Rose Ann (7)
- Ann Jane (6)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Bradley
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with the given surname in 1901. If the surname is followed by a zero then it only occured in the 1911 census.
Common Surnames in Areas where Bradley is also Frequent
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