Bradfield

English

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Bradfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bradfields)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6072).
   2. A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1430).
   3. A village in Swafield and Bradfield parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2733).
   4. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
   5. A neighbourhood in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
   6. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bradfield is the 7743^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4288 individuals. Bradfield is most common among White (82.18%) and Black/African American (11.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bradfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.