Bridgeman Surname

47,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Bridgeman Surname Definition:

(English) The keeper of a bridge; dweller near a bridge.

Bridgeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5571:65,2267,619
England2,3181:24,0373,325
Canada6931:53,1686,366
Australia5581:48,3796,037
Wales4621:6,698744
New Zealand2981:15,1962,642
Ireland2781:16,9391,863
Barbados1491:1,929363
Trinidad and Tobago1391:9,8131,363
Grenada1161:936174
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1561:28,3972,942
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0651:22,8883,201
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8821:56,9376,343

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.

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

Bridgeman: toll-taker at bridges.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bridgeman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bridgeman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bridgeman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgeman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,997th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 677,407 people. This surname 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 frequently held first name in the world, borne by 199 people.

The last name Bridgeman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,557 people, or 1 in 65,226. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 7 percent live, North Carolina, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Bridgeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bridgeman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bridgeman last name expanded 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,848 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,086 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bridgeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bridgeman last name are 10.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.22% registered to vote for the political 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.

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Bridgeman Reference & Research

Bridgman 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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