Bridgewater Surname

61,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bridgewater Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bridgewater, anciently Brugge Walter - Bridge of Walter (from the Norman grantee Walter de Douai) [Middle English brugge, brigge, Old English brycg, bridge]

Bridgewater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9451:73,2988,451
England1,7221:32,3574,314
Bahamas3161:1,240226
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Australia2041:132,33214,365
Trinidad and Tobago1601:8,5251,225
Saint Kitts and Nevis951:581125
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Wales571:54,2904,971
Guyana431:17,7262,302
British Virgin Islands331:957155
United States Virgin Islands321:3,449570
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Bermuda311:2,106336
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Montserrat21:2,474299
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Dominica11:75,891912
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6551:37,2144,818
Wales481:32,6751,788
Guernsey61:5,443949
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:87,6429,087

Bridgewater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bridgewater, anciently Brugge Walter - Bridge of Walter (from the Norman grantee Walter de Douai) [Middle English brugge, brigge, Old English brycg, bridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bridgwater (the bridge), in Somerset.

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

A town in Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bridgewater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bridgewater is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgewater? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,397th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 889,702 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bridgewater live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,945 people, or 1 in 73,298. In The United States Bridgewater is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Louisiana, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Bridgewater exists in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 4 percent are found.

Bridgewater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bridgewater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bridgewater last name grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bridgewater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bridgewater are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bridgewater earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning $41,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $58,823 CAD per year.

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