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
Cotton Weaver 247
Living On Own Means 112
General Labourer 106
Scholar 50
General Servant Domestic 48
Farmer 48
Dress Maker 44
Cook Domestic 38
Agricultural Labourer 37
Domestic Servant 31
Housemaid Domestic 30
Cotton Winder 30
Laundress Wash 25
Blacksmith 24
School 23
Cotton Spinner 22
House Keeper 21
Coal Miner Hewer 20
Commercial Clerk 19
Dressmaker 19
Labourer 18
Coal Miner 18
Charwoman 17
Nurse Domestic 17
Railway Clerk 17

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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