Braddock Name Study
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Welcome to the
BRADDOCK NAME STUDY
trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive it's echoes
and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days."
Sir Winston Churchill"
This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about the surname Braddock and its variants. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect. Please contact the project leader (Campbell Braddock), add categories to your profiles, add your questions to the bulletin board, add details of your name research, etc.
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Also, See: Braddock List
The Braddock Surname is 54,389th most common surname in the world, with approximately 8,644 people who bear the name. The Braddock surname is most prevalent in the United States and the highest density is in New Zealand.
Braddock Research on WikiTree
For the past 8 years, I (Campbell Braddock) have been researching the Braddock surname. I am currently looking for some volunteers to research and add profiles to Wikitree, by following specal Braddock recommendations as mentioned below.
What You Can Do
to keep up to date with Braddock news add BRADDOCK to your profile.
- Do not create duplicate profiles.
- Create as many profiles with sources to Wikitree. (Campbell can sort out the biography layout and categories).
- Work cooperatively together with other Braddock profile managers to create the best Braddock tree possible.
- Search out original rather than derivative documentation.
- Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies for profiles.
Profile Requirements
The Braddock Name Study has very high standards with profiles on Wikitree, I recommend that you follow this biography layout. Greg Shipley created a Auto Biography tool that will automaticly write the biographies with the import of a Profile ID.
The template was created for Braddock profiles on Wikitree, templates should only be used when the profile is fully researched with sources and Biography (See Below)
Biography Requirements
{{One Name Study | name = Braddock}}
== Biography ==
NAME Braddock was born on DATE in LOCATION. His parents were FATHERS NAME and MOTHERS NAME. He married SPOUSE in MARRIAGE DATE in MARRIAGE LOCATIONTogether they had # children:
# CHILD
# CHILD
He died on DATE in LOCATION
== Sources ==
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== Acknowledgements ==
This profile was created and researched by YOUR NAME HERE as part of the [[Space:Braddock_Name_Study|Braddock Name Study]]
Profile Examples
Following profiles are Braddock approved and feature all the above requirements;
- Basic Profile
- Average Profile
- Advanced Research Profile
Reference and Research
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best methods of making the links to the Braddock Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Braddock family tree.
- π° FamilySearch - Search the LDS Database for records of the Braddock family.
- π° FreeBMD - Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Braddock family using the FreeBMD database.
- π° Genealogy Bank - Explore Genealogy Bank for Braddock family records.
- π² Ancestry - Search the huge Ancestry records Database for Births, Marriages and Deaths of the Braddock family.
- π² Findmypast - Explore Braddock Parish Records at Find My Past.
- π² MyHeritage - Study MyHeritage for Braddock family data.
- π² fold3 - Research the Braddock surname using Regimental archive Footnotes by viewing images of original Braddock family history documents.
- π² World Vital Records - Study World Vital Records for information on the Braddock family.
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| Braddock Surname Origins and Meaning |
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| Braddock Surname on Wikipedia |
Braddock Surname
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the broad-oak,' from residence thereby; compare Ash, Birch, Sc. A Lancashire-Yorkshire surname (v. Brideoake). Ralph Brideoake of Manchester (1613-78) became Bishop of Chichester. He was also known as Briddock, v. Dictionary of National Biography vi. 313. (a) Local, 'of Braddock,' a parish in Cornwall; but I do not find any representatives.
1575. William Braddock, Corpus Christi Coll.': Register of the University of Oxford.
1584. Thomas Braddock: ibid.
1695-6. William Hill and Frances Bradick: Marriage Lic. (London).
1751. Married β James Braddock and Mary Moss: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, written: 1872-1896 by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley P.146a Download PDF (52.3MB)
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The Braddock Coat of arms hereby Illustrated is Officially documented in Burke's General Armory, The original Description of the arms (Shield) is as follows:
"SA, A bend engr. Ar. In the Sinister Chief an Engle Displ, or."
When translated the blazon also describes the original colours of the Braddock Arms as:
"Black; A silver diagonal engrailed bend; in the upper third at left, a gold eagle, wings spread."....Burke's General Armory"
Meaning; The spelling of Braddock is from Old English: brΔd, meaning broad, and Δc, meaning oak.
Similar Names; Top Similar Names compared to the surname BRADDOCK, Braddick, Briddock, Braddeck, Broddock and Barddock
Braddock Clans
New Page BRADDOCK UNCONNECTED CLUSTERS
For the purposes of this name study, Braddocks are categorised into family Clans (Groups). Each clan is named sequentially for when they were added to the study (starting at 'Clan 001'), and when the category is established, the category page is populated with information about the earliest known Spring within that group.
| Braddock Clan | Number of Members | Origin | Ancestor | Date |
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| 001 | 405 | Staffordshire | Edward Braddock | 1552 |
| 002 | 15 | Staffordshire | Edward Braddock | 1619 |
| 003 | 133 | Florida | John Braddick | 1675 |
| 004 | 60 | New Jersey | Robert Braddock | 1684 |
| 005 | 49 | Cheshire | James Braddock | 1788 |
| 006 | 90 | Derbyshire | Jacobus Braddock | 1695 |
| 007 | 22 | England | James Braddock | 1825 |
| 008 | 35 | South Carolina | Francis Braddock | 1786 |
| 009 | 16 | Maryland | John Braddock | 1788 |
| 010 | 55 | Kent | John Braddock | 1835 |
| 011 | 29 | Derbyshire | James Braddock | 1797 |
| 012 | 24 | New Jersey | William Braddock | 1816 |
| 013 | 32 | London | William Braddock | 1791 |
| 014 | 12 | Australia | James Braddock | 1825 |
| 015 | 16 | London | John Braddock | 1794 |
| 016 | 147 | America | Raphael Braddock | 1725 |
| 017 | 57 | Cheshire | Daniel Braddock | 1707 |
| 018 | 55 | Staffordshire | James Braddock | 1778 |
| 019 | 34 | Staffordshire | Samuel Braddock | 1783 |
| 020 | 23 | Staffordshire | Joshua Braddock | 1772 |
| 021 | 5 | Yorkshire | Louis Braddock | 1856 |
| 022 | 22 | Lancashire | John Braddock | 1808 |
| 023 | 42 | Norfolk | John Braddock | 1654 |
Statistics
| Braddocks on WikTree (Feb 2019) | | | Sourced Profiles | ||||||
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| Location | Births | Deaths | | | Yes | 76.4 (68.8%) | |||
| England | 983 (55.9%) | 536 (30.5%) | | | No | 28 (2.5%) | ||
| United States | 464 (40.2%) | 472 (46.2%) | | | No Access | 51 (4.6%) | ||
| Australia | 123 (7.1%) | 102 (9.2%) | | | Check Required | 267 (24%) | ||
| New Zealand | 83 (4.8%) | 46 (4.1%) | | |
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| India | 7 (0.4%) | 3 (0.3%) | | | ||||
Celebrated Braddocks
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| Robert Valentine Braddock 1940-Living American songwriter, producer, pianist and saxophonist |
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| James Joseph Braddock 1905-1974 American boxer who was the world heavyweight champion |
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| Gen. Edward Braddock 1695-1755 British officer and commander-in-chief during the French and Indian War (1754β1763) |
People
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- Andrew Braddock (WikiTree Profile Needed), Australian politician, Greens
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- Graham Braddock (1942-), New Zealand Christian Artist and school art teacher, his paintings are executed in oils, often over the top of other media. Many include visual stories that contain partially hidden words or imagery.
- Russell Langley Braddock (1956-2016), New Zealand mountaineer who died in a 600-metre-long avalanche when climbing the Mont Blanc du Tacu in France on 20 June 2016
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- Elizabeth Margaret (Bamber) Braddock MP (1899-1970), British politician
- Thomas Braddock (1886-1976), British politician
- Thomas Braddock (priest) (1556β1607) (WikiTree Profile Needed), Anglican clergyman and author
- James Braddock (1852-), English cricketer who played for Lancashire in one match in 1873 _ Wikipedia
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- Robert Valentine "Bobby" Braddock, country music songwriter
- Maj.-Gen. Edward Braddock (1694-1755), British major-general and military commander for the thirteen American colonies during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War
- Paige Braddock (1963-) (WikiTree Profile Needed), American cartoonist best known for her Eisner-nominated comic strip, Jane's World
- James Joseph Braddock (1905-1974), an Irish-American Great Depression-era boxer and one-time world heavyweight champion. Portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2005 Hollywood movie "The Cinderella Man," directed by Ron Howard.
- Scott Braddock,(WikiTree Profile Needed) retired American professional wrestler
- James Walter "Jimmy" Braddock (1960s-) (WikiTree Profile Needed) American North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball player, recipient of the McDonald's All-American Trophy
Braddock as a Middle name or Nickname
- Lemuel Braddock Schofield (1892-1955),(WikiTree Profile Needed) Attorney at law
- Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt(WikiTree Profile Needed), an American actress, granddaughter of boxer James Joseph Braddock (1905-1974)
- Walter Braddock Hickman (1911-1970)(WikiTree Profile Needed), president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 1963 to 1970
- John Braddock Clontz, is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1995-2000.
- Anderson "Braddock" Silva, Brazilian heavyweight kickboxer
- Micky Dolenz, early-career name of Mickey Braddock, an actor from Circus Boy series 1956-1964
Locations
Places
- Australia
- Braddock Park, Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta SA, Australia
- Braddock Playground, Sydney, Australia
- England
- Braddock, Cornwall, a village and a civil parish
- Canada
- Braddock, Saskatchewan
- Braddock Lake, Saskatchewan; a reservoir
- United States
- Braddock, New Jersey, is an Unincorporated community, located within Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey
- Braddock, North Dakota is a small village, located in Emmons County, In 1898, Braddock was named by Frederick Underwood, President of the Soo RR, in honour of Edward Stull Braddock (1856-1920), County Auditor
- Braddock, Pennsylvania,a borough, located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Braddock, Virginia
- Braddock Bay in Lake Ontario, northwest of Rochester, New York
- Braddock Heights, Maryland, a census-designated place
- Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania, a borough
- Braddock Mountain, local name for Catoctin Mountain near Frederick, Maryland
- Braddock Peak, Jackson County, Colorado
- Lake Braddock, Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia, a reservoir
- Braddock Point and Braddock Cove on the southern tip of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Braddock's Field (battlefield) Braddock, Pennsylvania
- Mount Braddock, Pennsylvania
- Braddock Park, New Jersey - Located in Hudson County, its name honour James Joseph Braddock (1905-1974), World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion
- Braddock Park Fairfax County
- Braddock Park Florida
- Braddock Creek, Arizona, USA
Facilities
- Braddock Point Light, a lighthouse west of Braddock Bay in New York
- Braddock Locks & Dam on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania
- G. Holmes Braddock High School, Miami, Florida, this school was named in honour of George Holmes Braddock Jr. from Braddock Clan 3.
- Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Virginia
- WMHS Braddock Campus (Cumberland, Maryland), also known as Braddock Hospital
- UPMC Braddock (Braddock, Pennsylvania), a hospital
- Braddock Hotel, New York City, NY, USA
- Braddock Public School, Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
- GaststΓ€tte Braddock, Pub located in Friedrichsthal, Germany
- Braddock Restaurante, Spanish Restaurant in Madrid, Spain
Streets/Roads
- Australia
| • Braddock Place, Baulkham Hills NSW | • Braddock Street, Sunnybank QLD | |
| • Braddock Street, Kelmscott WA | • Braddock Road, Wellard WA | |
| • Braddock Lane, Caversham WA |
- New Zealand
• Braddock Grove, Pauanui, New Zealand
- United States
- Braddock Street, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
- East Braddock Drive, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Braddock Drive, Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA
- Braddock Road, Sun City, California, USA
- Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Braddock Drive, Park West, Culver City, California, USA
- Braddock Circle, Huntington Beach, California, USA
- Braddock Street, San Diego, California, USA
- Braddock Place, San Diego, California, USA
- Braddock Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- Braddock Drive, Breckenridge, CO, USA
- Braddock Court, Breckenridge, CO, USA
- Braddock Road, Smyrna, Delaware, USA
- Braddock Avenue, Lansdowne, Delaware, PA, USA
- Braddock Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
- Braddock Lane, Palm Coast, Florida, USA
- Braddock Road, Pierson, Florida, USA
- Braddock Road, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Braddock Court, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- Braddock Street, Martinez, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Court, Martinez, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Street Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Court, Dunwoody, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Circle, Woodstock, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Place, Woodstock, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Lane, Woodstock, Georgia, USA
- Braddock Court, Woodstock, Georgia, USA
- West Braddock Drive, Boise, Idaho, USA
- Braddock Drive, Melrose Park, Illinois, USA
- Braddock Drive, Naperville, Illinois, USA
- Braddock Lane, Alpine, Utah, USA
- Braddock Lane, South Jordan, Utah, USA
- Braddock Road, Lebanon, Missouri, USA
- Braddock Way, O'Fallon, Missouri, USA
- Braddock Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Braddock Drive, Hoover, Alabama, USA
- Braddock Circle, Hoover, Alabama, USA
- Braddock Avenue, Mountain Brook, Alabama, USA
- Braddock Road, Springville, Alabama, USA
- Braddock Road, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- Still to Search Indiana
- Iowa
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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| Braddock Road was a military road built in 1755, located in then British America and is now the United States |
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| Braddock Street, Armour, South Dakota 57313, United States π Street length 0.994 mile (1.6km), |
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| Braddock Street, Robertson, Queensland, Australia π Street length 0.0404 mile (64m), |
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| Braddock Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States π Street length 0.373 mile (600m), |
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| Braddock Street, East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States π Street length 0.137 mile (220m), |
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| Braddock Avenue, Braddock, Pennsylvania, United States π Avenue length 3.29 miles (5.3km), |
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| Braddock Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States π Road length 4.816 miles (7.75km), |
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| Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia, United States π Road length 16.156 miles (26km), |
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| Braddock Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States π Park length 0.0559 mile (90m), |
Braddock in Fiction
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| Captain Britain (aka Brian Braddock) |
Our surname isn't that common, apart from family members we know, we never see anyone else with the surname Braddock, here are some fictional characters you can share with your mates and lay claim to Brian Braddock, as we all know as Caption Britain, Yes! the brother to Psylocke from X-men. Thanks Marvel Comics for choosing our surname, can't wait for an upcoming movie!
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| Photo | Character Name | First appearance | Publisher/Director | Description |
 | Capt. John Braddock (Played by Reed Hadley) | 1951 | Hal Roach | the police captain protagonist of TV's Racket Squad |
 | Matt Braddock | 1952 | D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd | fictional World War II bomber pilot who first appeared in prose adventures the story paper The Rover |
 | Benjamin Braddock (Played by Dustin Hoffman) | 1967 | Mike Nichols | Ben Braddock is a fictional charactor from the film named The Graduate, Ben is 21-year-old and a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life. |
 | James "Jamie" Braddock, Jr. | 1976 | Marvel Comics | Jamie is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men |
 | Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock | 1976 | Marvel Comics | Psylocke (Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men |
 | Colonel James Braddock (Played by Chuck Norris) | 1984 | Joseph Zito | fictional US military officer in Missing in Action (film) series. |
 | Annie Braddock (Played by Scarlett Johansson) | 2007 | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini | Annie Braddock is a fictional 21-year-old character from the film The Nanny Diaries, which was released on August 24, 2007 |
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| Photo | Location Name | First appearance | Publisher | Description |
 | Braddock Steele | 2002 | Artix Entertainment LLC | Braddock Steele is a fictional suburb of Soluna City in the online game BattleOn! |
 | Braddock Pass | 2013 | Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive | Braddock Pass is a small fictional valley located in Blaine County, San Andreas, appearing in one of the biggest video games Grand Theft Auto V |
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