Bradshaw (surname)

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Bradshaw (disambiguation).

BradshawPronunciation| /ˈbrædʃɔː/

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Origin
Word/name| Old English
Meaning| derived from the Old English brad ('broad') and sceaga ('thicket')
Region of origin| England, especially Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Other names
Variant form(s)| Brayshaw, Bradshawe
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Bradshaw is a surname.

The surname Bradshaw was first found in Lancashire at Bradshaw, now part of Greater Manchester. The chapelry of Bradshaw was listed as Bradeshaghe in 1246, meaning "broad wood or copse" (Old English brad \+ sceaga).[2]

Bradshaw is the surname of the following notable people:

## A[edit]

* Adrian Bradshaw, British military leader
* Adrian Bradshaw (photographer), British photographer
* Ahmad Bradshaw, American football player
* Albert James Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Alexander Bradshaw, British physicist
* Alexandra Bradshaw, Canadian-American artist
* Allison Bradshaw, American tennis player
* Ann Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Augustine Bradshaw, Benedictine monk

## B[edit]

* Ben Bradshaw, British politician
* Benjamin Bradshaw, American wrestler
* Bill Bradshaw (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s
* Booker Bradshaw (1941–2003), record producer, film & TV actor, Motown executive
* Brent Bradshaw, comedy writer
* Brett Bradshaw, American drummer

## C[edit]

* Carl Bradshaw (actor), Jamaican actor
* Carl Bradshaw (footballer), footballer
* Carrie Bradshaw, fictional character, Sex and the City
* Cathryn Bradshaw, British actress
* Charlie Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Chris Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Claudette Bradshaw (1949–2022), Canadian politician
* Clyde Bradshaw, American basketball player
* Constance Bradshaw, British artist
* Cooper Bradshaw, fictional character, Guiding Light
* Craig Bradshaw (basketball), New Zealand basketball player
* Craig Bradshaw (American football), American football player

## D[edit]

* Dallas Bradshaw, American baseball player
* Daniel Bradshaw (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Darren Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* David Bradshaw, American artist
* Donald Bradshaw, American businessman and mayor
* Douglas Bradshaw, Canadian military leader
* Dove Bradshaw, American artist
* Duncan Bradshaw (born 1986), Zimbabwean-born English cricketer

## E[edit]

* Elias Bradshaw, American politician
* Ernest Bradshaw, English footballer
* Evans Bradshaw, American jazz pianist

## F[edit]

* Ford Bradshaw, American bank robber
* Frank Bradshaw, English footballer
* Franklin Bradshaw, American curler
* Fred Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Fergal Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer

## G[edit]

* Gareth Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer
* Gary Bradshaw, English footballer
* Gay A. Bradshaw, American psychologist and ecologist
* George Bradshaw (1801–1853), English printer and publisher
* George Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
* George Bradshaw (footballer), English footballer
* Gillian Bradshaw, American author
* Granville Bradshaw (1887–1969), English aero-engine designer

## H[edit]

* H. Chalton Bradshaw, British architect
* Harold E. Bradshaw, American politician
* Henry Bradshaw (disambiguation), also Harry, multiple people

## I[edit]

* Ian Bradshaw, West Indian cricketer from Barbados
* Ian Bradshaw (photographer), American photographer

## J[edit]

* Jack Bradshaw, English footballer
* James Bradshaw (disambiguation), also Jim, multiple people
* Joanne Bradshaw, an Australian Paralympic athlete
* Joseph Bradshaw (disambiguation), also Joe, multiple people
* John Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Layfield, ring name "Bradshaw" (born 1966), professional wrestler

## K[edit]

* Keith Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ken Bradshaw, professional surfer
* Kenrick Bradshaw, Aruban footballer
* Kevin Bradshaw, American basketball player

## L[edit]

* Leslie Bradshaw, American businesswoman
* Lucretia Bradshaw (fl. 1714 - 1741), English actress
* Lucy Bradshaw, British actress and singer
* Lucy Bradshaw (game developer), American video game developer
* Luisa Bradshaw-White, English actress

## M[edit]

* Máire Bradshaw (born 1943), poet and publisher
* Margaret Bradshaw, New Zealand geologist
* Mark Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marquita Bradshaw (born 1974), American environmentalist and former political candidate
* Melissa Bradshaw, English musician
* Merrill Bradshaw, an American composer and professor
* Michael Bradshaw (1933–2001), English stage and film actor
* Michael J. Bradshaw, British geographer
* Morris Bradshaw, American football player

## N[edit]

* Nigel Bradshaw, British-born actor

## P[edit]

* Paddy Bradshaw, Irish footballer
* Paul Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Peter Bradshaw, British writer
* Philippe Bradshaw, British artist
* Preston J. Bradshaw, American architect

## R[edit]

* Reggie Bradshaw, Canadian football player
* Richard Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rita Bradshaw, British romance novelist
* Robert Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roy Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people

## S[edit]

* Sally Bradshaw, English singer
* Samuel Carey Bradshaw (1809–1872), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
* Scott B. Sympathy, real name Scott Bradshaw, Canadian indie rock musician
* Sidney Bradshaw Fay, historian
* Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican musician
* Steve Bradshaw, American soccer player
* Sufe Bradshaw, an American actress
* Susan Bradshaw, British pianist

## T[edit]

* Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American football player
* Terry Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
* Thomas Bradshaw (disambiguation), also Tom or Tommy, multiple people
* Tiny Bradshaw (1905–1958), U.S. jazz musician

## W[edit]

* Walter Bradshaw, English cricketer
* Wes Bradshaw, American football player and coach
* William Bradshaw (disambiguation), also Bill or Billy, multiple people
* Wilson G. Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University

## Fictional characters[edit]

* The Bradshaws, a fictional family on Piccadilly Radio
* LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, in Top Gun
* Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, in Top Gun: Maverick

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files
2. ^ "Bradshaw Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseofNames. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

Surname list

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