Bridge Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bridge Name Meaning: A surname of German/English origin taken from the words 'brigge' and the German 'brucca' meaning 'causeway', 'log', 'bridge'.

An occpuational name given to someone who worked on a bridge or was a toll collector or keeper for the bridge. Would also have been given to someone who lived near a bridge or may have been taken from a place with the same name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bridge Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bridge family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 574
Agricultural Labourer 145
Labourer 97
House Servant 94
At Home 75
Farm Labourer 60
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 50
Servant 43
Dress Maker 38
Coal Miner 37
Annuitant 26
House Keeper 23
General Servant 21
Blacksmith 20
Shoe Maker 20
Power Loom Weaver 19
Cotton Weaver 18
Carpenter 18
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 18
Scholar At Home 17
Farmer 16
Carter 15
Farmers Son 15
Weaver 15
Errand Boy 13

Bridge Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bridge 100% 53,732
2 Burdge 67% 1,068
3 Buridge 86% 463
4 Oubridge 75% 231
5 Beridge 86% 154
6 Bureidge 75% 105

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The surname Bridge is the most popular version of all its varients

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