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Surname
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derived from the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
surname Mac Brádaigh
Mac Brádaigh
-Overview:Mac Brádaigh derives from the term brádach, meaning "thieving" or "dishonest", though its original sense seems to have denoted "spirited"...
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In a listing by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Most Common U.S. Surnames Brady is ranked at #411.
Notable Bradys
- Alice BradyAlice BradyAlice Brady was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939...
(1892–1939), American silent-film actress, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner - Aindrias Mac Brádaigh, bishop of KilmoreBishop of KilmoreThe Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
, died 1445 - Beau BradyBeau BradyBeau Brady is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Noah Lawson on the drama Home and Away.-Biography:Brady was educated at Oakhill College in Castle Hill, Sydney....
(born 1981), Australian actor - Bob BradyBob BradyRobert A. "Bob" Brady is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1998, and the ranking Democrat on the United States House Committee on House Administration since 2007...
(born 1945), American politician from Pennsylvania - Brian BradyBrian BradyBrian Brady was an Irish politician, born to a prominent republican family in Killybegs, County Donegal. He represented Donegal in Dáil Éireann as a member of Fianna Fáil from 1932 until his death in 1949. He is buried in Killybegs....
Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
Teachta DálaTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
representing Donegal WestDonegal West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Donegal West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1961...
(1932–1949) - Charles Brady (artist)Charles Brady (artist)Charles Brady was a painter who was born and trained in New York and spent most of his life in Ireland.Charles Brady was in the US Navy in World War II; he did mundane jobs after returning from war and took night classes in drawing. In 1948 he entered the Art Students League of New York and took a...
(1926–1997), American-born Irish painter - Charles E. Brady, Jr.Charles E. Brady, Jr.Charles Eldon Brady, Jr. was an American physician and a NASA astronaut.-Personal data:...
(1951–2006), American astronaut - Christian M. M. BradyChristian M. M. BradyChristian M. M. Brady is an American targumist, Jewish studies scholar and academic. He is Dean of the Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University and is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Jewish Studies...
(born 1969), American targumist - Conor BradyConor BradyConor Brady was the editor of The Irish Times for 16 years, between 1986 and 2002, having previously edited the Sunday Tribune.-Life:Brady was educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co...
, Irish journalist and newspaper editor - Cyprian BradyCyprian BradyCyprian Brady is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Dublin Central constituency from 2007 to 2011.-Political career:...
, Irish politician - Dan BradyDan BradyDaniel R. Brady of Cleveland, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic party. Brady holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Ohio University. An early staff member of Ohio Citizen Action, Brady was a member of the Cleveland city council from 1986 to 1996. Brady...
, American politician from Ohio - E. J. BradyE. J. BradyE. J. Brady was an Australian poet.He was born at Carcoar, New South Wales, and was educated both in the United States and Sydney...
(1869–1952), Australian journalist and writer - Edward Thomas BradyEdward Thomas BradyEdward Thomas Brady is an American trial attorney and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He was elected in November 2002 as a Republican, defeating incumbent G. K. Butterfield. His term expired in January 2011 and he did not seek re-election in 2010. He was the last...
(born 1943), American judge and Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court - Edwin James Brady (1869–1952), born in Carcour, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
he had an adventurous life in many lands and was the author of some fine sea ballads. - Fiachra Mac BrádaighFiachra Mac BrádaighFiachra Mac Brádaigh, Irish poet and scribe, c. 1690-c.1760.Mac Brádaigh was a descendant of one of the leading families of Breifne. A Gaelic poet and one of the finest products of, and teachers in, the hedge schools before the introduction of formal education...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1710-1760), Gaelic poet. - Francis Brady, British Historian
- George Brady (born 1928), Holocaust survivor
- George K. BradyGeorge K. BradyGeorge K. Brady was an officer in the United States Army who served as the second commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 1, 1870 to September 22, 1870.-Early life:...
(1838-1899), United States ArmyUnited States ArmyThe United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
officer. Briefly commander of the Department of Alaska. - Gerard BradyGerard BradyGerard Brady is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Education in November and December 1982.Gerard Brady was born in Dublin in 1936. He was educated at St. Mary's College in Rathmines and later at the College of Science and Technology and the College of Pharmacy in the...
(born 1936), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister for Education - Gilbert Mac Brádaigh Bishop of ArdaghBishop of ArdaghThe Bishop of Ardagh was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardagh in County Longford, Ireland. It was used by the Roman Catholic Church until 1756, and intermittently by the Church of Ireland until 1839....
from 1396 to 1400 - Graham BradyGraham BradyGraham Stuart Brady is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West. He served as a shadow minister for Europe under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools...
(born 1967), British politician and MP - Hana BradyHana BradyHana Brady was a 13-year old Jewish girl murdered in the Holocaust. She is the subject of the 2002 non-fiction children's book Hana's Suitcase, written by Karen Levine.-Biography:Hana Brady was born in Nové Mesto, Czechoslovakia on May 16, 1931...
(1931–1944), Jewish holocaust victim - Aodh Mac Brádaigh (Hugh Brady) first Protestant Bishop of Meath and Kildare
- Hugh R. BradyHugh R. BradyHugh R. Brady, FRCPI, is President and Chief Officer of University College Dublin. He was one of the two Professors of Medicine and Therapeutics in UCD before becoming the eighth President of the University....
President of University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, Ireland - Ian Brady (born Ian Duncan Stewart 1938), a perpetrator of the Moors murdersMoors murdersThe Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around what is now Greater Manchester, England. The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans—at least...
- James BradyJames BradyJames Scott "Jim" Brady is a former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan...
(born 1940), American White House Press Secretary shot alongside President Ronald Reagan - James Bernard MacBrady, CountCountA count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes... - James Buchanan BradyJames Buchanan BradyJames Buchanan Brady , also known as Diamond Jim Brady, was an American businessman, financier, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age.-Life and career:...
aka "Diamond Jim" (1856–1917), prominent American financier - James H. BradyJames H. BradyJames Henry Brady was a U.S. politician from the Republican Party. He served as the eighth Governor of Idaho from 1909 to 1911 and a United States Senator representing Idaho from 1913 until his death.-Biography:...
(1862–1918), Governor of Idaho, United States Senator from Idaho - James M. BradyJames M. BradyJames M. Brady, known as Jim Brady, is an American journalist and the Executive Editor of the washingtonpost.com from November 2004 until December 2008.Brady was born in Queens, New York City and grew up in Huntington, New York...
, editor of the Washington Post Online - James Patrick Brady (1908-1967?) Canadian Metis political figure
- James Topham Brady (1815-1869) New York City District Attorney, Attorney for Tammany Hall, prominent trial attorney
- Joan BradyJoan BradyJoan Brady is a writer. She is the first woman, and so far the only American, to win the prestigious Whitbread Book of the Year Award. Other winners include Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.-Personal life:...
, Author, the first woman - and the only American -to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for the Theory of War. Lives in Oxford, England. - John Green BradyJohn Green BradyJohn Green Brady was an American politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1897 to 1906, when he was forced to resign due to his involvement with the fraudulent Reynolds–Alaska Development Company...
(1847–1918), American politician, Governor of the District of Alaska (1897–1906) - John Joseph BradyJohn Joseph BradyJohn Joseph Brady lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He is a visiting professor who teaches news writing and editing, as well as graphics at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He has been a partner in with Greg Paul since 1984 in Brady & Paul Communications,...
, American journalist and writer - John Riker Brady (1822-1891), New York State Supreme Court Justice, administered oath of office to President Chester A. Arthur
- Karren BradyKarren BradyKarren Brady is an English sporting executive, television broadcaster, newspaper columnist, author and novelist. She is the former managing director of Birmingham City Football Club and current vice-chairman of West Ham United...
(born 1969), British sporting executive and broadcaster, best known as the former managing director of Birmingham City Football Club, the first woman to hold such a post in the top flight of English football when the team was promoted - Kevin BradyKevin BradyKevin Patrick Brady is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes a large swath of suburban and rural territory around Houston and Beaumont....
(born 1955), American politician from Texas - Liam BradyLiam BradyLiam Brady is a former Irish association football player, and former assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team....
(born 1956), Irish footballer, coach, and television pundit - Mathew BradyMathew BradyMathew B. Brady was one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and his documentation of the American Civil War...
(ca. 1823–1896), Irish-American photographer who documented the American Civil War - Matthew BradyMatthew BradyMatthew Brady was a notorious bushranger in Van Diemen's Land in the early 19th century. Born from two immigrants from Ireland, he was sometimes known as the "Gentleman Bushranger" due to his good treatment and fine manners when robbing his victims.Originally a corporal in a British regiment, he...
(1799–1826), Australian bushranger - Matthew Brady (district attorney)Matthew Brady (district attorney)Matthew Brady was a district attorney in San Francisco from 1919 through 1943.Brady defeated previous district attorney Charles Fickert, who was responsible for the conviction of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings in the Preparedness Day bombing....
, American district attorney in San Francisco (1919–1943) - Mike Brady (golfer)Mike Brady (golfer)Michael Joseph Brady was an American professional golfer. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to Walter Hagen in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club...
(1887–1972), American professional golfer - Mike Brady (musician)Mike Brady (musician)Mike Brady is an Australian musician most commonly associated with the Australian rules football anthems "Up There Cazaly", referring to 1920s and 30s St Kilda player Roy Cazaly and "One Day in September". "Up There Cazaly" topped the Australian singles charts in September 1979 and briefly held...
(born 1947), Australian musician - Michael Mac Brádaigh (died 1745), JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
- Nicholas F. BradyNicholas F. BradyNicholas Frederick Brady was United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and is also known for articulating the Brady Plan in March 1989.-Early life:...
(born 1930), United States Secretary of the Treasury (1988–1993) - Patrick Henry BradyPatrick Henry BradyMajor General Patrick Henry Brady, USA is a retired American Army officer. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(born 1936), United States Army Helicopter Pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (1968) - Paul BradyPaul BradyPaul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
(born 1947), Irish singer/songwriter - Peter R. Brady (1825-1901), Arizona pioneer; first elected sheriff of Pinal County; sheriff of Pima County, ArizonaPima County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
. - Fedlim Mac Brádaigh, (fl. 1710), a Gaelic poet usually referred to as "bold Phelim Brady the bard of Armagh".
- Phillip Mac Brádaigh, (died 1719), Gaelic poet and a Protestant clergyman
- Richard Mac Brádaigh, FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
bishop of KilmoreBishop of KilmoreThe Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
, died 1607 - Robert A. BradyRobert A. Brady (economist)Robert Alexander Brady was an American economist who analyzed the dynamics of technological change and the structure of business enterprise. Brady developed a potent analysis of fascism and other emerging authoritarian economic and cultural practices...
(1901-1964), an American economist - Robert A. ‘Bob’ BradyBob BradyRobert A. "Bob" Brady is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1998, and the ranking Democrat on the United States House Committee on House Administration since 2007...
(born 1945), a United States Congressman - Robert David BradyRobert David BradyRobert Brady is a modernist American sculptor who works in ceramics and wood. He was born in Reno, Nevada in 1946. Brady attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California from 1964 to 1968, before entering the University of California, Davis, where he received his MFA in...
(born 1946), an American modernist sculptor - Sarah BradySarah BradySarah Brady is the wife of former White House Press Secretary James Brady. She was born to L. Stanley Kemp, a high school teacher and later FBI agent, and Frances Stufflebean Kemp, a former teacher and homemaker...
(born 1942), American gun control activist, wife of James Brady - Seán BradySeán BradySeán Baptist Brady is an Irish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Early life and education:...
(born 1939), Archbishop of Armagh (1996 - ) - Tom BradyTom BradyThomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,...
(born 1977), American football quarterback and 3 time super bowl winner and 2-time Super Bowl MVP - Thomas Mac Brádaigh (1752–1827), a farmer's son from CootehillCootehillCootehill, known before the Plantation of Ulster as Munnilly , is a prominent market town in County Cavan, Ireland.-History:Cootehill was established as a market town in 1725 when a charter was obtained to hold markets and fairs, and developed strong ties to the Irish linen industry...
, County Cavan, became a Field MarshalField MarshalField Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
in the Austrian service and Governor of DalmatiaDalmatiaDalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south.... - Thomas A. Mac Brádaigh(1813-1847), Lt. USMC, Among the 40 marines who stormed the "Halls of Montezuma", September 13, 1847
- Vincent BradyVincent BradyVincent Brady is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served under Taoiseach Charles Haughey as Government Chief Whip and Minister for Defence .Vincent Brady was born in Dublin in 1936...
(born 1936), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, Government Chief Whip (1987–1991), Minister for Defence (1991–1992) - Wayne BradyWayne BradyWayne Alphonso Brady is an actor, singer, comedian and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show...
(born 1972), American comedian and TV personality - William J. BradyWilliam J. BradyWilliam J. Brady was the sheriff of Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Wars in New Mexico, United States. He was killed in an ambush, aged 48, in which Billy the Kid took part.-Early life:...
(1829-1878), Sheriff of Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Wars - William O. Brady (1899–1961), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul (1956–1961)
- William Maziere BradyWilliam Maziere BradyWilliam Maziere Brady was an Irish priest, ecclesiastical historian and journalist who converted to Roman Catholicism from Anglicanism.-Life:...
(1825–1894), author of Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland.