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Brading Name Meaning

English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight): habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading from Old English brerd ‘hillside bank’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’ i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Fearing, Reading, Bolding, Balding, Boeding, Branting, Radin, Nearing

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Where is the Brading family from?

You can see how Brading families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brading family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Brading families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 31 Brading families living in Ontario. This was about 78% of all the recorded Brading's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Brading families in 1911.
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What did your Brading ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Brading. 50% of Brading men worked as a Labourer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Labourer
    50%
  • Farmer
    50%
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Census Records

There are 10,000 census records available for the last name Brading. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Brading census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Brading. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Brading. For the veterans among your Brading ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Brading lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Brading life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Brading in 1954 was 32, and 68 in 2004.

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