Bride Surname
Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname
Bride Surname Definition:
A middle Scots form of Gaelic and Irish Brighid. From it comes the diminutive Bridie, and see also Bryde and MaCbride.
Bride Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,223 | 1:296,369 | 27,405 |
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Australia | 181 | 1:149,148 | 15,854 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 216 | 1:20,509 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 184 | 1:132,475 | 12,229 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 540 | 1:92,998 | 9,526 |
The alternate forms: Bridé (2) are calculated separately.
Bride (1,036) may also be a first name.
Bride Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A middle Scots form of Gaelic and Irish Brighid. From it comes the diminutive Bridie, and see also Bryde and MaCbride.
A Middle and Mod.Ir. and Scot. form of Brigit: v. Bridget(t.
Mac Giolla Brighde Belongs mainly to Co. Donegal.
In east Ulster it is sometimes of Scottish origin. IF 36*, 61; MIF 12*
May be the Anglo-Saxon brid, a bird; but is more probably the Gael. Mac-Bride, by the suppression of Mac. Brideson is an anglicized form of that name.
(Gaelic.) From Brighid, a hostage, pledge, or security. The son of Bridget. Cormac, Archbishop of Cashel, in his glossary, defines Brighid "fiery dart,"and that it was the name of the Muse who was believed to preside over poetry, in pagan times, in Ireland. Breochuidh, a term given to those virgins who kept the perpetual fire of Beil or Belas among the Druids and ancient Celts.
Bride Demographics
Average Bride Salary in
United States
$43,353 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bride Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bride Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bride (Marathi: ीदे) is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bridé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bride? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 170,597th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,885,014 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bride are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 249,168th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,036 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,223 people, or 1 in 296,369. In The United States Bride is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Bride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bride has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bride last name rose 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bride Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bride last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bride last name are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.54% registered with the party.
The amount Bride earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.17% less than the national average, earning R 80,400 per year; in United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,588 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bride Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bride in the Marathi language | ||
| ीदे | ide | - |
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