Bradt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the ancestors of the Bradt family name. The Bradt surname is derived from the German word "brot," which means "bread," and was originally an occupational name for a person who baked or sold bread. As a surname it was often combined with suffixes such as "mann." Brotbacher means a baker of bread.

Early Origins of the Bradt family

The surname Bradt was first found in Bavaria, where this family name was associated with significant developments in the district from ancient times.

Early History of the Bradt family

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Bradt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brot, Brote, Brott, Brotte, Braut, Braute, Brautt, Brautte, Brotts, Brotz, Brots, Brodt, Brot, von Brodt and many more.

Early Notables of the Bradt family

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Bradt Ranking

In the United States, the name Bradt is the 12,886^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bradt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bradt Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Andries Bradt, who settled in New York in 1630
Albert Andriessen Bradt, (de Noorman), (1607-1686), from Norway, who arrived in New Netherland, (New York), in 1636 aboard the ship "Rensselaerwyck" 2
Arent Andriessen Bradt, de Noorman), (1610-1664), from Norway, who arrived in New Netherland, (New York), in 1636 aboard the ship "Rensselaerwyck" 2
Arent Andriesz Bradt, (de Noorman), (1610-1664), from Norway, who arrived in New Netherland, (New York), in 1636 aboard the ship "Rensselaerwyck" 2
Arent Andriesse Bradt, who landed in New York in 1637 2

Bradt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonia Marie Bradt, who arrived in Alabama in 1929 2

Bradt migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bradt Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. A. Bradt U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 3
Capt. Andrew Bradt U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 3
Mr. Andries Bradt U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3
Mr. Arent Bradt, aka "Aron" U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3
Mr. Christian Bradt U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3
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Bradt Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Albert Bradt, who was on record in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Bradt (post 1700) +

Gordon Edwin Bradt (1924-2022), American inventor, designer and the founder of Kinetico Studios
Mary A. Bradt, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1976, 1980 4
J. H. Bradt, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html