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 1,317
Cotton Weaver 267
Agricultural Labourer 137
General Labourer 115
Coal Miner 105
Domestic Servant 82
Labourer 72
Living On Own Means 66
Dress Maker 56
Farmer 54
Living On Her Own Means 49
General Servant 47
Clerk 44
General Servant Domestic 40
Farm Labourer 37
Laundress 35
House Keeper 31
Carpenter 29
Blacksmith 26
Butcher 24
Carter 23
Grocer 23
Cotton Spinner 22
Cotton Winder 21
Joiner 21

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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