Bridgewood Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bridgewood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bridgewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2921:190,81516,913
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bridgewood Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgewood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 755,622nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname Bridgewood is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bridgewood reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 190,815. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 27 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bridgewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bridgewood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bridgewood surname expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bridgewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bridgewood surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bridgewood earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridgeod890/
Bridged8212/
Bridgedi781/
Bridget713,478/
Bridgid7114/
Bredged711/
Bridgewate708/
Breezewood704/
Bridgett67607/
Bridgeta6732/
Bridgite674/
Bridgete671/
Bridgewatee671/
Bridgida671/
Bridgidi671/
Bridgide670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bridgewood
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