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What does Bradford mean?
Bradford 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Bradford is "broad ford". Transferred use of the surname and place name. Name of the first governor of the Plymouth colony, William Bradford (17th century). Another William Bradford (18th century) was a printer who played an important part in the American Revolution.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, ford (river), surname, 17th century, 18th century
Variations
VARIANTS Braddford, Bradfurd, Brad▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bradford Ignacio (B.I.), ..
How popular is Bradford?
Bradford is a very popular first name for males (#467 out of 1220, Top 38%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#586 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bradford reached its highest rank of #279 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Bradford ranked in the Top 2000 is Brad. These forms of Bradford reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s (USAGE OF 0.2%), but now, forms such as Brad have gone out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aldford (see Alford), Balfor (see Balfour), Balfore, Beaufort, Bedford, Beresford, Beuford, Bickford, Blandford, Blanford, Bradburn, Bradd, Braddock, Braddon, Bradon, Brainard, Brainerd, Braynard, Bufford, Buford▼, Burford, Byford, Cranford, Cranfurd (see Cranford), Crawford▼, Crawfurd (see Crawford), Halford, Hanford, Harford, Lawford, Lindford, Meadford (see Medford), Medford, Orford, Radferd, Radford, Radfurd (see Radford), Rayford, Redford, Safford, Sandford, Sanford▼, Stafford, Staford, Stamford, Standford, Stanford, Strafford, Stratford, Walford and Warford. These names tend to be less frequently used than Bradford.
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