Bridge is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bridge
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A variant form of Bridges. Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

From residence at one. The medieval forms are Ate-Bruge, Atte Brigge, etc. It has been pluralized in the forms of Bridges, Brydges, etc.; and has given rise to Bridger and Bridgman. The Anglo-Saxon is bricg; whence Brigg and Briggs. In the Hundred Rolls we have Ate Brugeende, i.e. ' at the bridge-end.

Bridge is variant form of Bridger. See Bridge - From residence at one. The medieval forms are Ate-Bruge, Atte Brigge, etc. It has been pluralized in the forms of Bridges, Brydges, etc.; and has given rise to Bridger and Bridgman. The Anglo-Saxon is bricg; whence Brigg and Briggs. In the Hundred Rolls we have Ate Brugeende, i.e. ' at the bridge-end.

A form of Brydges. Originally written Bruges, and assumed to be of Flemish origin, from the famous city of that name.

How popular is Bridge?

Bridge is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Bangladesh, South Africa, Egypt, Malawi, Jamaica, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, India, France.

Bridge is ranked 20667 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bridges plummeted by 0.42 per cent to 5933 since 2000 and slipped by 444 spots and ranked at 5827. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.27 92.38
Black 3.78 3.81
Hispanic or Latino 2.92 1.81
Others 1.6 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.84 0.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.59 0.42
Bridge is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Isle of Man lie ahead in terms of density. Around 26473 people have been found who wears Bridge as their family name. Bridge is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Bridge:
864 England9,220
5,341 United States8,322
1,206 Australia3,325
2,818 Canada1,808
Countries with hundreds of Bridge:
1,230 New Zealand629
794 Wales437
11,259 Bangladesh360
25,099 South Africa220
25,756 Egypt214
10,289 Malawi209
1,380 Jamaica204
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
3,532 Scotland147
145,676 India121
83,098 France104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,358 Northern Ireland98
137,928 Thailand81
4,645 Ireland61
139,353 Russia61
27,736 Zimbabwe59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,817 China40
124,734 Nigeria38
48,879 Netherlands32
7,666 Singapore30
12,265 Portugal28
731 Isle of Man25
28,226 Switzerland22
43,235 Austria20
107,269 Argentina19
64,490 Malaysia19
17,235 Latvia17
77,522 Greece16
280,662 Brazil14
1,520 Jersey14
17,893 Liberia14
67,428 Spain14
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
19,471 Estonia12
3,500 Hong Kong12
108,968 Italy12
202,133 Philippines12
17,306 Colombia11
235,042 Germany11
7,543 Trinidad and Tobago11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
41,629 Norway10
460,137 Indonesia9
54,497 Morocco9
99,715 Uganda9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
83,128 Belarus7
43,211 Denmark7
38,644 Finland7
48,838 Japan6
53,861 Mexico6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomasw. Bridge hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from London on Westminster and arrived on March 24, 1846. 37 years old John Bridge, Jane Bridge, William Bridge, aged 4, Mary Bridge, 25 years old William Bridge, James-M. Bridge, aged 24, 27 years old Jas. Bridge, Mary-Anne Bridge, aged 19, Mason Francis Bridge, and 19 other Bridge around 38.89% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and mason migrated to US.

From Germany

Gentleman Thomas Bridge from Germany aboard the Colorado from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in United States on April 19, 1870. 28 years old John Bridge, are others that migrated to US.

Bridge Namesakes

  • Bewick Bridge, English vicar and mathematical author
  • Frank Bridge, English composer, violist and conductor
  • Allan Bridge, American conceptual artist best
  • Roy Anthony Bridge, Jamaican member of the International Olympic Committee
  • Frederick Bridge, English organist, composer, teacher and writer
  • Tony Bridge, British artist who became an Anglican priest
  • William Bridge, leading English Independent minister, preacher
  • Horatio Bridge, officer of the United States Navy who
  • Wayne Bridge, English retired footballer
  • Alter Bridge, American rock band from Orlando, Florida
  • Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge, American musical group
  • Mark Bridge, Australian professional football player
  • Graeme Bridge, former English first-class cricketer
  • Ian Bridge, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team and last head coach of the national women's Under-17 national team
  • Alan Bridge, American character actor
  • Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter
  • Chris Bridge, former professional rugby league footballer
  • Eden's Bridge, Christian band whose style covers elements of Celtic folk
  • Ernie Bridge, Australian parliamentarian and country music singer
  • Friday Bridge, Swedish pop band
  • Cyprian Bridge, British Royal Navy officer towards the end of the era of 'Pax Britannica

Bridge Namesakes

  • Bewick Bridge, English vicar and mathematical author
  • Frank Bridge, English composer, violist and conductor
  • Allan Bridge, American conceptual artist best
  • Roy Anthony Bridge, Jamaican member of the International Olympic Committee
  • Frederick Bridge, English organist, composer, teacher and writer
  • Tony Bridge, British artist who became an Anglican priest
  • William Bridge, leading English Independent minister, preacher
  • Horatio Bridge, officer of the United States Navy who
  • Wayne Bridge, English retired footballer
  • Alter Bridge, American rock band from Orlando, Florida
  • Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge, American musical group
  • Mark Bridge, Australian professional football player
  • Graeme Bridge, former English first-class cricketer
  • Ian Bridge, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team and last head coach of the national women's Under-17 national team
  • Alan Bridge, American character actor
  • Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter
  • Chris Bridge, former professional rugby league footballer
  • Eden's Bridge, Christian band whose style covers elements of Celtic folk
  • Ernie Bridge, Australian parliamentarian and country music singer
  • Friday Bridge, Swedish pop band
  • Cyprian Bridge, British Royal Navy officer towards the end of the era of 'Pax Britannica

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