Bardsley Family Crest & Name History

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bardsley, so the heraldry linked to Beardsley is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

People called Bardsley share their surname's story with Beardsley, its better-known spelling. Its meaning, shared with Beardsley, is “Clearing of Beornheard”.

Without the “e” of Beardsley, Bardsley is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Beardslee. 1,752 Americans were listed as Bardsley in the 2010 census.

Research your Bardsley family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.