Bridge Surname
Approximately 26,479 people bear this surname
Bridge Surname Definition:
Local, from residence near a bridge. John Bridge in Drum, 1658, and John Brig in Drum, 1691 (Dumfries). Andrew Bridge in Bums, 1771 (Kirkcudbright). compare Briggs.
Bridge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,220 | 1:6,043 | 864 |
| United States | 8,328 | 1:43,523 | 5,338 |
| Australia | 3,325 | 1:8,119 | 1,206 |
| Canada | 1,808 | 1:20,379 | 2,818 |
| New Zealand | 629 | 1:7,199 | 1,230 |
| Wales | 437 | 1:7,081 | 794 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| South Africa | 220 | 1:246,262 | 25,099 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Jamaica | 204 | 1:14,068 | 1,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Scotland | 147 | 1:36,421 | 3,532 |
| India | 121 | 1:6,339,383 | 145,676 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Northern Ireland | 98 | 1:18,827 | 2,358 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:3,433 | 731 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 59 | 1:75,082 | 5,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,011 | 1:4,055 | 591 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:26,583 | 1,512 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,004 | 1:25,059 | 3,105 |
Bridge (3,249) may also be a first name.
Bridge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local, from residence near a bridge. John Bridge in Drum, 1658, and John Brig in Drum, 1691 (Dumfries). Andrew Bridge in Bums, 1771 (Kirkcudbright). compare Briggs.
Of local origin from one or more of the small places of the name. Throughout the country Brigg is in common speech the pronunciation of Bridge. Duncanus Brigis appears in Murthlac, Banffshire, 1550 (lllus., II, p. 261). Cath. Brigs was married in Edinburgh, 1611 (Edinb. Marr.).
(English) DWELLER AT a Bridge [Middle English brigge, brugge, Old English brycg, a bridge + (1) the agential suff. -cr; + (2) man]
(English) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.
From residence at one. The medieval forms are Ate-Bruge, Atte Brigge, &c. It has been pluralized in the forms of Bridges, Brydges, &c.; and has given rise to Bridger and Bridgman. The Anglo-Saxon is bricg; whence Brigg and Briggs. In the H.R. we have Ate Brugeende, i.e. ' at the bridge-end.'
Local. Any structure of wood, stone, or other materials, raised over rivers for the passage of men and other animals.
From the Anglo—Saxon brigg, a bridge; brig, Welsh, height, the top of any thing.
Or de Ponte. Numerous families of the name occur in Normandy 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and also in England about the same time (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Bridge Demographics
Bridge Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bridge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bridge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bridge (Arabic: بردج) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bridge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,646th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 275,220 people. The surname Bridge occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Bridge reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Bridge is also the 125,719th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 3,249 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 9,220 people, or 1 in 6,043. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 111 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Bridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bridge last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 741 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bridge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bridge last name is primarily Anglican (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bridge last name are 9.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.09% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bridge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning 314,142 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning R 226,908 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,661 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bridge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge in the Arabic language | ||
| بردج | brdj | - |
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Bridge Reference & Research
Briggs One-name Study - A profile of the Briggs surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Bridges DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Briggs FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bridges FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Briggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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