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.
Discover how your Bridge ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 161 |
| Cornwall | 35 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 153 |
| Devon | 114 |
| Dorset | 48 |
| Durham | 36 |
| Essex | 407 |
| Gloucestershire | 52 |
| Hampshire | 56 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 22 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 194 |
| Lancashire | 2,255 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 24 |
| London | 534 |
| Middlesex | 23 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 52 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 22 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 127 |
| Somerset | 265 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 55 |
| Staffordshire | 183 |
| Warwickshire | 88 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 106 |
| Yorkshire | 107 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 44 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 819 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 209 |
| Cotton Weaver | 149 |
| Coal Miner | 82 |
| Labourer | 78 |
| House Keeper | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| House Servant | 44 |
| Servant | 36 |
| Carter | 32 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Silk Weaver | 23 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 23 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Cotton Spinner | 20 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| House Maid | 18 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| Glover | 16 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Cotton Winder | 15 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bridge | 3,479 |
| William Bridge | 3,241 |
| John Bridge | 3,149 |
| James Bridge | 2,299 |
| Elizabeth Bridge | 2,228 |
| Sarah Bridge | 1,999 |
| Thomas Bridge | 1,884 |
| George Bridge | 1,634 |
| Ann Bridge | 1,258 |
| Henry Bridge | 1,164 |
| Alice Bridge | 1,124 |
| Jane Bridge | 1,054 |
| Joseph Bridge | 974 |
| Ellen Bridge | 896 |
| Charles Bridge | 803 |
| Robert Bridge | 750 |
| Eliza Bridge | 728 |
| Margaret Bridge | 721 |
| Richard Bridge | 716 |
| Samuel Bridge | 685 |
| Annie Bridge | 623 |
| Hannah Bridge | 607 |
| Emma Bridge | 588 |
| Edward Bridge | 574 |
| Martha Bridge | 552 |