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Brabury Surname Meaning

Variant of Bradbury. Compare Richard Bradbury 1615 William Bradbury 1733 in IGI (Uttoxeter Staffs) with the 1734 bearer and Edmund Bradbury 1675 James Bradbury 1758 in IGI (Ashton under Lyne Lancs) with the 1757 bearer.

In SW England, perhaps a variant of Bradbeer. See also Bradbury (2).

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


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