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 1,073
Cotton Weaver 186
Agricultural Labourer 182
Labourer 120
Coal Miner 75
House Keeper 61
Domestic Servant 46
General Servant 41
Laundress 35
Servant 34
Dress Maker 31
Annuitant 28
Farm Labourer 26
Cotton Piecer 22
Wife Of Above 22
Carpenter 21
Farmers Wife 21
Weaver 21
Cotton Winder 20
Cotton Spinner 19
Blacksmith 19
Woollen Weaver 19
Weaver Cotton 17
Farm Servant 16
Nurse 16

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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