Bradner

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• English habitational surname from a place called Bradnor Hill, in Herefordshire, named with Old English brādan, dative form of brād (“broad, wide”), + ōra (“hill slope”).
• An altered spelling of South German Brettner, an occupational surname for someone who cut shingles or boards.

Proper noun

Bradner (countable and uncountable, plural Bradners)

1. A surname.
2. A village in Wood County, Ohio, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bradner is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Bradner is most common among White (85.2%) and Black/African American (11.05%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Bernard, bernard, barn red, Brander, brander, re-brand, rebrand