Bracebridge Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bracebridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bracebridge,' a parish in Lincolnshire, two or three miles from Lincoln.

Anketell de Braecbregg, Warwickshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Bracehrig, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Bracebridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bracebridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bracebridge,' a parish in Lincolnshire, two or three miles from Lincoln.

Anketell de Braecbregg, Warwickshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Bracehrig, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Johannes de Braeebryg. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1553. Thomas Brasbridge, Magdalene College: Register of the University of Oxford.

1754. Married-Jonathan Bracebridge and Ann Bell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish near Lincoln, possessed by the family in XIII. and XIV. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BRACEBREDGE: "In the time of King John, the venerable family of Bracebridge, originally of Bracebridge in Lincolnshire, acquired by marriage, in the person of Peter de B., with Amicia, daughter of Robert de Arden, and Maud, and granddaughter of Turchil de Warwick, the manor of Kingsbury, co. Warwick, an ancient seat of the Mercian Kings." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. In the reign of Edward II. the name was written De Brasbruge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Ardern. Ralph, son of William de Ardern, was Lord of Bracebridge, Lincoln, 13th cent. (Testa, 324). The family of Ardern or Arden was Norman, and came to England 1066. The Bracebridge family bear the arms of Arden or Ardern, being a fesse gules, with different tinctures of the field. In 1165 William de Arden held a fief Kent, Helias de Ardern Somerset, Thomas de Arden Essex (Liber Niger). In 13th cent. Ralph de A. of Essex held a fee from the honour of Peverill of London (Testa, 364). He was probably the same who held Bracebridge. That this family was connected with the Eastern Counties appears from the marriage of William de Criketot, Baron of Ixworth, Suffolk, to the dau. of John Bracebrigge (Mon. ii. 184). The latter was living 1305 (Mon. ii. 327).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bracebridge, a name now rare or extinct in the county, was a Lincoln name in the 17th century, when there were mayors and sheriffs of the city thus called (St.). Bracebridge is a Lincolnshire village.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bracebridge Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bracebridge Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bracebridge is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bracebridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Bracebridge is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bracebridge reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Bracebridge is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 32 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 14 percent are found. Other than England Bracebridge is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Bracebridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bracebridge has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bracebridge last name expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bracebridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bracebridge surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Bracebridge earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning $28,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bracebrige951/
Brazebridge910/
Brasbridge860/
Brassbridge8275/
Prespridge671/

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