Bradway

English

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + weġ (“path, road, way”). Likely a vowel-shifted variant of the surname Broadway, which is derived from the same roots. The words "broad way" have been used in English to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a millennium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹædweɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

Bradway (countable and uncountable, plural Bradways)

1. A surname.
2. A suburb in Dore and Totley ward, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3380).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bradway is the 19469^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1388 individuals. Bradway is most common among White (92.87%) individuals.