Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.
Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England.
Bradley is the surname of the following notable people:
A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar
Abraham Bradley, Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S.
Allen Bradley (born c. 1952), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992
Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), English author
Avery Bradley (born 1990), American basketball player
Bill Bradley (born 1943), American basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former US senator from New Jersey
Bill Bradley (baseball) (1878–1954), early 20th-century third baseman in Major League Baseball
Bob Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Brian Bradley (born 1965), Canadian hockey player
Bruce Bradley (born 1947), American water polo player
Celeste Bradley (fl. 2001), American author of romance novels
Craig Bradley (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
Dan Beach Bradley (1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam
Daniel Bradley (Brooklyn) (1833–1908), New York politician
Daniel Joseph Bradley (1928–2010), Irish physicist
David W. Bradley, computer game designer and programmer
Ed Bradley (1941–2006), American journalist
Eduardo Bradley (1887–1951), Argentine aviator
Eoin Bradley, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
Evelyne Bradley (1925–2013), American judge
F. H. Bradley (Francis Herbert Bradley, 1846–1924), British idealist philosopher
Foghorn Bradley (George H. Bradley, 1855–1900), American baseball umpire
Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
George Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
Henry Bradley (disambiguation), several people
James Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Jeb Bradley (Joseph E. Bradley, born 1952), New Hampshire politician
Joe Bradley (disambiguation), several people
John Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Joseph P. Bradley (1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892
Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
Kepler Bradley (born 1985), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers
Liam Bradley, Irish Gaelic football manager
Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American psychologist
Luther Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), American science fiction author
Martin Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Matt Bradley (born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player
Matt Bradley (American football) (born 1960), American football player
Mick Bradley (1947–1972), British blues-rock drummer
Milton Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general
Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
Reginald Bradley, Canadian ice hockey player
Peter Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Robert Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Robert A. Bradley (1917–1998), Bradley method of natural childbirth
Ryan Bradley (born 1983), American figure skater
Scott Bradley (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
Shawn Bradley (born 1972), retired American basketball player
Sidney A. J. Bradley, academic, author
Tom Bradley (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom
W. C. Bradley (William Clark Bradley, 1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman
Will H. Bradley (1868–1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
William Bradley (disambiguation), several people
Bradley (sometimes shortened to Brad) is the first name of several notable people:
Brad Ausmus (born 1969), American Major League Baseball all-star catcher
Bradley Ayers (born 1935), CIA operative
Bradley Beattie (born 1957), former English footballer
Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
Brad Hogg (born 1970), Australian cricketer
Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
Bradley James (born 1983), British actor
Bradley McGee (born 1976), former Australian professional cyclist (road and track)
Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), member of S Club 7
Bradley Nowell (1968–1996), American musician
Brad Pitt (born 1963), American actor
Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998), American actor
Bradley Simpson (born 1995), British musician
Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor
Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British professional cyclist (road and track)
Bradley J. McGirr (born 1956), Attorney, Mayor of Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Bradley was the given name of Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower / video leaker in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder case before she announced her gender transition.
