Bridgehouse Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bridgehouse Surname Definition:

Local: "the house near the bridge." Many dwellings are so designated.

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Bridgehouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:445,74429,621
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bridgehouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local: "the house near the bridge." Many dwellings are so designated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

(English) The surname Brighouse or Bridgehouse comes from the name of a town in Yorkshire, between Halifax, and Bradford, meaning 'dweller at the house by a bridge'.

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Bridgehouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bridgehouse is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgehouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bridgehouse is the 1,111,382nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bridgehouse are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 445,744. In England Bridgehouse is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 70 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 5 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Bridgehouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bridgehouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bridgehouse surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bridgehouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bridgehouse last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bridgehouse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $55,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigehouse951/
Bridgeus840/
Bridgeos840/
Brigeois7411/
Bresous6770/
Brizeus6723/
Briseus6721/
Brisous675/
Bregeus672/
Brageus672/
Brejhus671/
Bricous671/
Bridžius6330/
Bricusse6320/
Bridzius634/
Briceðos631/
Brougeois600/
Brizus592/
Brecus591/
Brizos591/
Bricus590/
Brescousch571/
Brizius56171/
Breseus5649/
Bregeas5610/
Briseos5610/
Breséus569/
Briséus566/
Briseis562/
Brezius561/
Brezosa561/
Brizuis561/
Broisus561/
Brisyus561/
Bruisus561/
Bricuis561/
Broicus560/
Brescius532/

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