Bradnam Family History

Bradnam Surname Meaning

from Bradenham (Norfolk) or perhaps Bradenham (Bucks) though the name is overwhelmingly in E Anglia and Essex.

Both places are named with Old English brād ‘broad’ in an inflected form with -n + hām ‘large farming estate’ or hamm ‘riverside land hemmed-in land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Bradham, Brannam, Branam, Bradner, Branham, Braham, Bradway, Badham, Bradney, Bradac

3K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
123	Military Records
68	Immigration Records
3K	Census and Voter Lists
3K	Member Trees

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Where is the Bradnam family from?

You can see how Bradnam families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bradnam family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 76 Bradnam families living in Suffolk. This was about 53% of all the recorded Bradnam's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Bradnam families in 1891.

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What did your Bradnam ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Gardener and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bradnam. 43% of Bradnam men worked as a Gardener and 81% of Bradnam women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bradnam were butchers roundsman vandi and Shorthand typist.

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Gardener

43%

brickworks brickmaker heavy worker

29%

butchers roundsman vandi

29%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Shorthand typist

What Bradnam family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3K census records available for the last name Bradnam. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bradnam census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 68 immigration records available for the last name Bradnam. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 123 military records available for the last name Bradnam. For the veterans among your Bradnam ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Bradnam Surname Meaning

from Bradenham (Norfolk) or perhaps Bradenham (Bucks) though the name is overwhelmingly in E Anglia and Essex.

Both places are named with Old English brād ‘broad’ in an inflected form with -n + hām ‘large farming estate’ or hamm ‘riverside land hemmed-in land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Bradnam family from?

What did your Bradnam ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Gardener

43%

brickworks brickmaker heavy worker

29%

butchers roundsman vandi

29%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Shorthand typist

What Bradnam family records will you find?

What is the average Bradnam lifespan?

Bradnam Family History

Bradnam Surname Meaning

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Bradnam Surname Meaning

10,000 record(s) for Bradnam

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Where is the Bradnam family from?

What did your Bradnam ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Bradnam family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bradnam lifespan?

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