Bradstreet

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a Roman road, from Old English brād (“broad”) + strǣt (“paved highway, street”).

Proper noun

Bradstreet (plural Bradstreets)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bradstreet is the 20780^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1271 individuals. Bradstreet is most common among White (90.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bradstreet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213.