Brady - wikipedia Brady For other uses, see Brady ( disambiguation ). 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 is ranked at # 411. Notable people whose first name is Brady include : Brady Haran, Australian - British YouTuber, podcaster, and journalist Notable people whose surname is Brady include : Alice Brady ( 1892 -- 1939 ), American silent - film actress, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Aindrias Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1445 Beau Brady ( born 1981 ), Australian actor Bill Brady ( politician ), Illinois state senator and candidate for governor Brady baronets, a titled family in Ireland Brian Brady Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Donegal West ( 1932 -- 1949 ) Charles Brady ( artist ) ( 1926 -- 1997 ), American - born Irish painter Charles E. Brady, Jr. ( 1951 -- 2006 ), American astronaut Christian M.M. Brady ( born 1969 ), American targumist Conor Brady, Irish journalist and newspaper editor Cyprian Brady, Irish politician Dan Brady ( Ohio politician ), U.S. politician from Ohio Dan Brady ( Illinois politician ), member of the Illinois House of Representatives E.J. Brady ( 1869 -- 1952 ), Australian journalist and writer Edward Thomas Brady ( born 1943 ), American judge and Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Edwin James Brady ( 1869 -- 1952 ), Australian poet Elward Thomas Brady, Jr. ( c. 1926 -- 2007 ), American politician Fiachra Mac Brádaigh ( fl. 1710 -- 1760 ), Gaelic poet George Brady ( born 1928 ), Holocaust survivor George K. Brady ( 1838 -- 1899 ), United States Army officer, briefly commander of the Department of Alaska Gerard Brady ( born 1936 ), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister for Education Gilbert Mac Brádaigh Bishop of Ardagh from 1396 to 1400 Graham Brady ( born 1967 ), British politician and MP Hana Brady ( 1931 -- 1944 ), Jewish holocaust victim Aodh Mac Brádaigh ( Hugh Brady ) first Protestant Bishop of Meath and Kildare Hugh R. Brady President of University College Dublin, Ireland Ian Brady ( born Ian Duncan Stewart 1938 ), a perpetrator of the Moors murders James Brady ( 1940 -- 2014 ), American White House Press Secretary shot alongside President Ronald Reagan James Bernard MacBrady, Count of the Holy Roman Empire James Buchanan Brady aka `` Diamond Jim '' ( 1856 -- 1917 ), prominent American financier James H. Brady ( 1862 -- 1918 ), Governor of Idaho, United States Senator from Idaho James M. Brady, editor of the Washington Post Online James Patrick Brady ( 1908 -- 1967 ? ) Canadian Metis political figure James T. Brady ( 1815 -- 1869 ), New York City lawyer and politician Jim Brady ( baseball ) ( born 1936 ), American economist, educator, and baseball player and coach Jim Brady ( boxer ), Scottish boxer of the 1930s and 1940s Joan Brady, writer, 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 Joan Brady, American writer of Christian novels John Green Brady ( 1847 -- 1918 ), American politician, Governor of the District of Alaska ( 1897 -- 1906 ) John Joseph Brady, American journalist and writer John Riker Brady ( 1822 -- 1891 ), New York State Supreme Court Justice, administered oath of office to President Chester A. Arthur Joseph V. Brady, ( 1922 -- 2011 ) neuroscientist Karren Brady ( 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 Brady ( born 1955 ), American politician from Texas Liam Brady ( born 1956 ), Irish footballer, coach, and television pundit Mathew Brady ( ca. 1823 -- 1896 ), Irish - American photographer who documented the American Civil War Matthew Brady ( 1799 -- 1826 ), Australian bushranger Matthew Brady ( district attorney ), American district attorney in San Francisco ( 1919 -- 1943 ) Mike Brady ( golfer ) ( 1887 -- 1972 ), American professional golfer Mike Brady ( musician ) ( born 1947 ), Australian musician Michael Mac Brádaigh ( died 1745 ), Jacobite Nicholas Brady ( poet ) ( 1659 -- 1726 ), divine and poet Nicholas Brady ( philanthropist ) ( 1878 -- 1930 ), businessman and philanthropist Nicholas Brady ( banker ) ( born 1930 ), banker and Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady, victim in the Byron David Smith killings Patrick Henry Brady ( born 1936 ), United States Army Helicopter Pilot, Medal of Honor recipient ( 1968 ) Paul Brady ( born 1947 ), Irish singer / songwriter Paul L. Brady, American judge Peter R. Brady ( 1825 -- 1901 ), Arizona pioneer ; first elected sheriff of Pinal County ; sheriff of Pima County, Arizona Fedlim Mac Brádaigh, ( fl. 1710 ), 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 ( died 1607 ), Franciscan bishop of Kilmore Robert A. Brady ( 1901 -- 1964 ), American economist Robert A. ' Bob ' Brady ( born 1945 ), a United States Congressman Robert David Brady ( born 1946 ), American modernist sculptor Royston Brady ( born 1972 ), Irish businessman and former politician Samuel Brady ( 1756 -- 1795 ), American military captain during the Ohio Valley 's frontier days Sarah Brady ( 1942 -- 2015 ), American gun control activist, wife of James Brady Scott Brady ( 1924 -- 1985 ), American actor Seán Brady ( born 1939 ), Archbishop of Armagh ( 1996 -- ) Terence Brady ( born 1947 ), Australian Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 2007 Terence Brady ( 1939 -- 2016 ), Irish actor and writer Tom Brady ( born 1977 ), American football quarterback and 5 time super bowl winner and 4 - time Super Bowl MVP Thomas Mac Brádaigh ( 1752 -- 1827 ), farmer 's son from Cootehill, County Cavan, became a Field Marshal in the Austrian service and Governor of Dalmatia Thomas A. Mac Brádaigh ( 1813 -- 1847 ), Lt. USMC, Among the 40 marines who stormed the `` Halls of Montezuma '', September 13, 1847 Vincent Brady ( born 1936 ), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, Government Chief Whip ( 1987 -- 1991 ), Minister for Defence ( 1991 -- 1992 ) Wayne Brady ( born 1972 ), American comedian and TV personality W. Tate Brady ( 1870 -- 1925 ), Pioneer businessman of Tulsa, Oklahoma William J. Brady ( 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 Brady ( 1825 -- 1894 ), author of Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland Brady may also refer to : Brady v Brady ( 1989 ) AC 755, an English judicial decision of the House of Lords Notes Jump up ^ Most Common U.S. Surnames This page lists people with the surname Brady. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brady&oldid=814694247 '' Categories : Surnames Anglicised Irish - language surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 10 December 2017, at 10 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name brady originate from
Answer: Irish surname Ó Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh