Bridgs Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cuba

Bridgs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bridgs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Bridgs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bridgs is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bridgs is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bridgs reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Bridgs is most numerous in: Maryland, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 29 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cuba, where 13 percent are found.

Bridgs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bridgs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bridgs surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bridgs Last Name Statistics demography

Bridgs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridggs9212/
Bridgse920/
Bridg917/
Bridgt831/
Brydgs830/
Britgh673/
Braidek6210/
Breitæg622/
Brydek505/
Brydex501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bridgs
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