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Bardsley Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Bardsley in Lancashire, so named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Beornred (composed of the elements beorn ‘young warrior’ + r?d ‘counsel’, ‘advice’) + Old English leah ‘woodland clearing’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Barley, Badley, Mawdsley, Bordley, Brisley, Farnsley, Bartley

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Bardsley Family Origin

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Bardsley Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    19%

  • Keeping House

    8%

  • Works In Cotton Mill

    8%

  • Machinist

    6%

In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Works In Cotton Mill were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bardsley. The most common Bardsley occupation in the USA was Farmer. 19% of Bardsley's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Bardsley family was Machinist.

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Bardsley Historical Records

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Bardsley Life Expectancy

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