Bride Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2231:296,36927,405
England2351:237,09819,544
Brazil2151:995,69535,283
Australia1811:149,14815,854
France1731:383,94656,838
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Ireland861:54,7553,820
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Wales301:103,1518,167
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
India201:38,353,269431,471
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2161:20,5092,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5401:92,9989,526

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Middle and Mod.Ir. and Scot. form of Brigit: v. Bridget(t.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Giolla Brighde Belongs mainly to Co. Donegal.

In east Ulster it is sometimes of Scottish origin. IF 36*, 61; MIF 12*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridé932/
Bridge9126,479/
Braide915,171/
Briede913,223/
Brider91666/
Brides91392/
Breide91269/
Broide91244/
Bruide91160/
Bridie91130/
Bridet9181/
Bridde9172/
Brijde9155/
Bridey9116/
Brhide9114/
Brisde914/
Bhride913/
Bridea913/
Bridez913/
Bridee911/
Bridje911/
Brideh911/
Britde911/
Brideu910/
Breider83697/
Brijder83192/
Braider8391/
Briddes8368/
Broides8333/
Bridgey8327/
Brisdet8324/
Broider8321/
Braidie8317/
Braides8313/
Briedeh8311/
Briddie836/
Britdge832/
Bridett832/
Braidey831/
Braided831/
Bridder831/
Braidde831/
Brraide831/
Braidee831/
Briedge831/
Briodey830/
Bruider830/
Brede805,566/
Bridi803,684/
Brade803,577/
Brida802,041/
Wride801,543/
Bryde801,224/
Bridy80802/
Brude80268/
Bridj8083/
Brüde8021/
Brède801/
Brēde801/
Braidech7744/
Breijder7716/
Bridetts771/
Broidess771/
Briohade771/
Bruisder770/
Braida735,165/
Briody732,726/
Breder732,556/
Bradea732,357/
Braude731,381/
Brudey73871/
Briday73838/
Breede73810/
Bradey73716/
Briedj73696/
Broida73638/
Braidi73627/
Bredes73554/
Brieda73544/
Bridda73526/
Braidy73476/
Brydie73400/
Broude73356/
Bryder73224/
Bridaa73215/
Broede73210/
Wriede73186/
Broyde73176/
Broidy73149/
Brydge73134/
Bridio7393/
Breidy7390/
Brudie7384/
Brüder7379/
Breida7376/
Bredee7370/
Bredie7368/
Briedé7367/
Bredde7353/
Bridis7351/
Breidi7348/
Bradee7345/
Bredhe7339/
Briddi7339/
Bhrade7334/
Breyde7327/
Bredeu7327/
Bradde7323/
Brhade7323/
Brojde7323/
Braade7323/
Brudea7322/
Bradei7321/
Bredez7320/
Wreide7319/
Bridiš7318/
Brayde7318/
Brädde7314/
Briddy7310/
Bridiz739/
Bräder739/
Brehde738/
Breidj737/
Bridai736/
Bredge735/
Brejde735/
Braidj734/
Breade732/
Brydes732/
Vrihde732/
Briodi732/
Wrideh732/
Braede732/
Bredée732/
Bhríde732/
Bridht731/
Bridjt731/
Brisdy731/
Bhrude731/
B'Rida731/
Bridgi731/
Bridid731/
Bratde731/
Bridii731/
Vridje731/
Bredeh731/
Bredet731/
Bredid731/
Bridha731/
Briedè731/
Brhida731/
Brydde731/
Bréder731/
Bríder731/
Brajde731/
Brihdi731/
Bredea731/
Breded731/
Bryede731/
Wrides730/
Bridys730/
Briedy730/
Bredey730/
Brissdett711/
Braidhead710/
Brouder67785/
Braudey6793/
Breuder6787/
Breyder6755/
Braddee6755/
Braiedy6752/
Bridich6749/
Bredder6743/
Breeder6740/
Braudes6740/
Bredets6739/
Brajida6736/
Broudie6727/
Broudet6717/
Brioady6712/
Broudje6712/
Braiday6711/
Broidis677/
Braidis676/
Braudie676/
Broudes676/
Brayder674/
Brauder674/
Broyder674/
Brahade674/
Breader674/
Braidih674/
Breeded673/
Brajder673/
Breadie672/
Broydes672/
Breddie672/
Brioddy672/
Breidis672/
Breaded672/
Brejder672/
Bredesh672/
Broiday672/
Briddhi671/
Bridhdh671/
Briditt671/
Brydder671/
Brydees671/
Braddey671/
Brahdey671/
Breedee671/
Breedeh671/
Breedes671/
Bhraade671/
Bhrhade671/
Braudeh671/
Broidoi671/
Brisdis671/
Brahdei671/
Briyadi671/
Breadey670/
Breedey670/
Breudie670/
Bradeey670/
Broedey670/
Breddes670/
Bredett670/
Bredhed670/

Bride Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bride in the Marathi language
ीदेide-

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