Bridgway Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bridgway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bridgway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bridgway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bridgway has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bridgway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bridgway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Bridgway occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bridgway live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

Bridgway is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 50 percent live and Dorset, where 50 percent live. Aside from England Bridgway occurs in one country. It is also common in Wales, where 50 percent live.

Bridgway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bridgway has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bridgway surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridga861/
Bridaga806/
Bridiga801/
Bridg777/
Berdigay75204/
Berdegay7523/
Baridaga754/
Barridga751/
Bridgwoo751/
Breidaga751/
Bordagay751/
Bordigay751/
Bordegay751/
Bardghawy7160/
Bridak7133/
Baradagay7113/
Bridky716/
Bridig710/
Bordiga671,684/
Berdaga67565/
Bardyga67170/
Bardega67168/
Burdyga67148/
Burdiga6775/
Berdyga6771/
Burdaky6769/
Berduga6759/
Berdega6732/
Bridaka6725/
Bridyuk6720/
Berdaky6718/
Bartiga6714/
Baridag6712/
Birdaga6712/
Burdega6711/
Breidak6710/
Bordega678/
Bardiga678/
Bardoga677/
Bordaga676/
Burdaga672/
Bardaga672/
Barde-Gaya672/
Bradiga671/
Brodaky671/
Britiga671/
Bridika671/
Bardaky671/
Barde Gaya671/
Bardęga671/
Boridka671/
Brodiga671/
Bridego671/
Brdawka671/
Bordyga671/
Berdoga671/
Bridgue671/

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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 Bridgway
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