Bridgeforth Surname

222,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bridgeforth Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bridgford (ford with a footbridge), the name of several places in England.

Bridgeforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8221:198,93519,581
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Bridgeforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bridgford (ford with a footbridge), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bridgeforth Last Name Facts

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

Bridgeforth occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bridgeforth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgeforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 222,254th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,973,580 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bridgeforth are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,822 people, or 1 in 198,935. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Bridgeforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bridgeforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bridgeforth surname grew 2,094 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bridgeforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bridgeforth last name are 2.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.34% registered with the party.

Bridgeforth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,499 USD per year.

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