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
School 722
Cotton Weaver 135
Private Means 70
Farm Labourer 70
Labourer 54
Weaver 54
General Labourer 51
None 46
Clerk 41
General Servant (domestic) 41
Farmer 40
Dressmaker 39
Housekeeper 36
Coal Miner Hewer 27
Weaver Cotton 27
At Home 25
Shop Assistant 25
Butcher 23
Domestic Servant 22
Scholar 20
House Keeper 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Carman 18
Assisting In Business 17
At School 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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