The Brady coat of arms Brady is a surname derived from the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh , meaning "spirited; broad".
In a listing by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Most Common U.S. Surnames, Brady was ranked at #411 in 2014.[ 1]
The surname was used as a test of nominative determinism in a humorous 2013 article in the British Medical Journal .[ 2] [ 3]
Surname
A
Aidan Brady (Gaelic footballer) (1930–1993), Irish Gaelic footballerÁine Brady (born 1954), Irish politicianAl Brady (1910–1937), American criminalAlan Brady (1909–1969), Australian rugby union footballerAlec Brady (1870–1913), Scottish footballerAlfred Barton Brady (1856–1932), Australian architectAlice Brady (1892–1939), American silent-film actressAlice Brady (labour activist) (1898–1914), Irish labour activistAlison Brady (born 1979), American photographerAndrea Brady (born 1974), American poetAngela Brady , Irish architectAnne-Marie Brady (born 1966), New Zealand political researcherAnthony Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleAntonio Brady (1811–1881), English naturalistArthur Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleAustin Brady (born 1955), Irish footballer
B
Beau Brady (born 1981), Australian actorBerkley Brady , Canadian filmmakerBernie Brady (born 1947), Australian rules footballerBill Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleBob Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleBobbi Ann Brady , Canadian politicianBrendan Brady (footballer) (1917–2010), Australian rules footballerBrian Brady (1903–1949), Irish politicianBrian Brady (baseball) (born 1962), American baseball playerBrookner Brady (1905–1977), American pentathlete and colonel
C
Campbell Brady (1891–1947), Australian rules footballerCarolyn Brady (1937–2005), American artistCatherine Brady , American writerCathy Brady (fl. 2023), Irish film director and screenwriterCharles Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleChristopher Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleChristian M. M. Brady (born 1969), American translatorCiarán Brady (born 1994), Irish Gaelic footballerClaire Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleCliff Brady (1897–1974), American baseball playerClifton Brady (1894–1963), American architectColin Brady , American animatorConor Brady , Irish journalistConor Brady (Gaelic footballer) (born 1998), Irish Gaelic footballerCyprian Brady (born 1962), Irish politician
D
Dan Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleDarren Brady (born 1981), Scottish footballerDave Brady (fl. 1930–1988), American sportswriterDavid Brady (born 1974), Irish Gaelic footballerDavid W. Brady , American political scientistDenis Caulfield Brady (1804–1886), British politicianDennis Brady (born 1951), New Zealand cricketerDennis Pat Brady (1928–2010), American boxerDonita Brady , American biologistDonny Brady (born 1973), American football playerDorothy Brady (1903–1977), American mathematician and economistDoug Brady (born 1969), American baseball playerDylan Brady (born 1993), American singer-songwriterDylan Brady (country singer) (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
E
E. J. Brady (1869–1952), Australian journalist and writerEdward Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleEdwin James Brady (1869–1952), Australian poetElizabeth Brady (1803–1874), British headmistressElward Thomas Brady Jr. (1926–2007), American politicianEmily Brady , English philosopherErin Brady (born 1987), American television hostErin Brady (politician) , American politicianErnest Brady (1917–2003), English academic administratorEugene R. Brady (1928–2011), American naval aviator
F
G
Garry Brady (born 1976), Scottish footballerGavin Brady (born 1973), New Zealand sailorGenevieve Garvan Brady (1880–1938), American philanthropistGeorge Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGer Brady , Gaelic footballerGerald Brady (born 1956), American politicianGerard Brady (1936–2020), Irish politicianGerry Brady (born 1948), Irish politicianGerry Brady (sport shooter) (1925–2012), Irish sport shooterGlenn Brady (1935–2019), American football and baseball coachGordon L. Brady , American economistGraham Brady (born 1967), British politicianGreg Brady (disambiguation) , multiple people
H
I
Ian Brady (1938–2017), Scottish serial killer
J
Jack Brady (born 1996), Irish footballerJackie Brady (born 1975), British artistic gymnastJackson Brady (born 1997), New Zealand footballerJasper Ewing Brady (1797–1871), American politicianJames Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJeff Brady (born 1968), American football playerJeff Brady (reporter) , American reporterJennifer Brady (born 1995), American tennis playerJerry Brady (born 1936), American businessmanJim Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJoan Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJohn Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJoseph Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJulio Brady (1942–2015), U.S. Virgin Islander judgeJustin Brady , British actor
K
Karen Brady (born 1986), Irish camogie playerKathleen Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKarren Brady (born 1969), British sporting executive and broadcasterKelly Brady (born 1979), American publicistKerry Brady (born 1963), American football playerKevin Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKieron Brady (born 1971), Scottish footballerKillian Brady (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballerKing Brady (1881–1947), American baseball playerKyle Brady (born 1972), American football player
L
M
Marcus Brady (born 1979), American football coachMargaret Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMathew Brady (1823–1896), Irish-American photographerMatt Brady (born 1965), American basketball coachMatthew Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMaureen Brady (born 1943), American writerMaurice V. Brady (1904–1991), American politicianMary Brady (1821–1864), American nurseMaya Brady , American softball playerMaziere Brady (1796–1871), Irish judgeMichael Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleMickey Brady (born 1950), Irish politicianMildred Edie Brady (1906–1965), American writerMillie Brady (born 1993), British actressM. Jane Brady (born 1951), American attorney and judgeMoya Brady (born 1962), English actress
N
O
P
R
Ray Brady (1937–2016), Irish footballerRhonda Brady (born 1959), American track and field athleteRichard Brady (??–1607), Irish prelateRickey Brady (born 1970), American football playerRobert Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRodney H. Brady (1933–2017), American businessmanRoger A. Brady (born 1946), American generalRory Brady (1957–2010), Irish barristerRoscoe Brady (1923–2016), American biochemistRoyston Brady (born 1972), Irish businessman and politician
S
Samuel Brady (1756–1795), American military captainSamuel Brady (Maryland politician) (??–1871), American politicianSarah Brady (1942–2015), American activistScott Brady (1924–1985), American actorScott Brady (lawyer) , American attorneySeán Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleShannon Brady (born 1996), Australian footballerShaun Brady , British trade unionistShawn Brady (2014-??), Municipal Judge Denmark WISpike Brady (1854–??), American baseball playerSt. Elmo Brady (1884–1966), American chemistStephen Brady (disambiguation) , multiple peopleStumpy Brady (1910–??), American musicianSusan Brady , American psychologist and literacy expert
T
V
W
Fictional characters
Bo Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Brendan Brady , character in Hollyoaks Caroline Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Carrie Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Cassie Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Charles Brady, character in Sleepwalkers
Chelsea Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Cheryl Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Ciara Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Eric Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Ethan Brady, character in Homefront: The Revolution
Frankie Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Hope Williams Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Kayla Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Kimberly Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Roman Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Sami Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Shawn Brady , character in Days of Our Lives Shawn-Douglas Brady , character in Days of Our Lives
See also
Notes
^ Most Common U.S. Surnames Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine ^ Keaney, John J.; Groarke, John D.; Galvin, Zita; McGorrian, Catherine; McCann, Hugh A.; Sugrue, Declan; Keelan, Edward; Galvin, Joseph; Blake, Gavin; Mahon, Niall G.; O'Neill, James (2013). "The Brady Bunch? New evidence for nominative determinism in patients' health: retrospective, population based cohort study" . British Medical Journal 347 : f6627. doi :10.1136/bmj.f6627 . PMC 3898418 PMID 24336304 . ^ Salim, Natasya (16 November 2021). " . ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 October 2022 .
