Bridgeman Surname
Approximately 10,758 people bear this surname
Bridgeman Surname Definition:
(English) The keeper of a bridge; dweller near a bridge.
Bridgeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,557 | 1:65,226 | 7,619 |
| England | 2,318 | 1:24,037 | 3,325 |
| Canada | 693 | 1:53,168 | 6,366 |
| Australia | 558 | 1:48,379 | 6,037 |
| Wales | 462 | 1:6,698 | 744 |
| New Zealand | 298 | 1:15,196 | 2,642 |
| Ireland | 278 | 1:16,939 | 1,863 |
| Barbados | 149 | 1:1,929 | 363 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 139 | 1:9,813 | 1,363 |
| Grenada | 116 | 1:936 | 174 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 156 | 1:28,397 | 2,942 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,065 | 1:22,888 | 3,201 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 882 | 1:56,937 | 6,343 |
Bridgeman (199) may also be a first name.
Bridgeman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The keeper of a bridge; dweller near a bridge.
Bridgeman: toll-taker at bridges.
John Bridgeman, bishop of Chester in the 17th century, was born at Exeter: his father was high sheriff of Exeter in 1578 (Pr.). The Bridgmans are now established in the High Hampton district.
Bridgeman Demographics
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Bridgeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bridgeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bridgeman is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bridgeman.
How Common Is The Last Name Bridgeman? popularity and diffusion
Bridgeman is the 47,997th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 677,407 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bridgeman are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 642,605th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 199 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,557 people, or 1 in 65,226. In The United States Bridgeman is primarily found in: Illinois, where 7 percent reside, North Carolina, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Bridgeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bridgeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bridgeman surname grew 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,848 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,086 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bridgeman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bridgeman are 10.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bridgeman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.42% more than the national average, earning R 300,432 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $47,567 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgemann | 95 | 4 | / |
| Brigeman | 94 | 86 | / |
| Brideman | 94 | 22 | / |
| Briggeman | 89 | 808 | / |
| Bridgemon | 89 | 118 | / |
| Brigemann | 89 | 8 | / |
| Brudgeman | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brisgeman | 89 | 1 | / |
| Braigeman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bridyeman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bridgemam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bridgemont | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bridgemohn | 84 | 2 | / |
| Briggemann | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bridgemond | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bredeman | 82 | 101 | / |
| Brageman | 82 | 13 | / |
| Brygeman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Briseman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brigemon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bridjman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bridyman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bregeman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brigiman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bridgemohun | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bredemann | 78 | 475 | / |
| Breggeman | 78 | 94 | / |
| Bruizeman | 78 | 22 | / |
| Bragemann | 78 | 15 | / |
| Brieseman | 78 | 9 | / |
| Braggeman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bryggeman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Briggiman | 78 | 0 | / |
| Breddemann | 74 | 105 | / |
| Briesemann | 74 | 77 | / |
| Breuggeman | 74 | 36 | / |
| Breeggeman | 74 | 6 | / |
| Breggemann | 74 | 4 | / |
| Bryggemann | 74 | 4 | / |
| Breegemann | 74 | 2 | / |
| Brouggeman | 74 | 1 | / |
| Brauggeman | 74 | 1 | / |
| Braggemann | 74 | 0 | / |
| Breseman | 71 | 242 | / |
| Vredeman | 71 | 26 | / |
| Breziman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breeggemann | 70 | 234 | / |
| Breuggemann | 70 | 2 | / |
| Bresemann | 67 | 456 | / |
| Bräsemann | 67 | 60 | / |
| Breeseman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brisemont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Briseimon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breegiman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brehseman | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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