Given name & surname
Braddock
“from the broadly spread oak”
Braddock is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the broadly spread oak.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the broadly spread oak.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Braddock through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 483
- 483 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,852 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,852 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 471 as a first name in 2020; 4,544 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Braddock’s family of names
Braddock has a related form in Braddoc. Braddock has a related form in Braddok. Braddock has a related form in Bradoc.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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