Bridgforth Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bridgforth Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bridgford (ford with a footbridge), the name of several places in England.

Bridgforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Bridgforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bridgford (ford with a footbridge), the name of several places in England.

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

Bridgforth Last Name Facts

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

Bridgforth occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bridgforth is the 761,666th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Bridgforth is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bridgforth reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 19 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Mississippi, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Bridgforth occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Bridgforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bridgforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bridgforth surname increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bridgforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bridgforth last name are 12.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.7% being registered with the party.

Bridgforth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridgfort951/
Bridgfortt900/
Berdgforth900/
Bridgford84730/
Bredgford740/

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Footnotes

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