Bridges 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 Bridges 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 | 38 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 75 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 105 |
| Gloucestershire | 142 |
| Hampshire | 96 |
| Herefordshire | 52 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 149 |
| Lancashire | 73 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 490 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 274 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 31 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 315 |
| Somerset | 86 |
| Surrey | 87 |
| Sussex | 38 |
| Staffordshire | 26 |
| Warwickshire | 88 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 43 |
| Worcestershire | 98 |
| Yorkshire | 90 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 7 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 420 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 166 |
| House Servant | 35 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| Servant | 25 |
| Coal Miner | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Cook | 13 |
| Laundress | 12 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Plasterer | 11 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Gardener | 10 |
| Nail Maker | 10 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Nurse | 10 |
| File Cutter | 10 |
| House Keeper | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer Son | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer Wife | 9 |
| Shoe Maker | 9 |
| None | 9 |
| Silk Weaver | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bridges | 2,080 |
| Mary Bridges | 1,732 |
| John Bridges | 1,572 |
| George Bridges | 1,222 |
| Elizabeth Bridges | 1,129 |
| Sarah Bridges | 967 |
| James Bridges | 900 |
| Thomas Bridges | 825 |
| Charles Bridges | 715 |
| Henry Bridges | 667 |
| Ann Bridges | 586 |
| Eliza Bridges | 535 |
| Alice Bridges | 475 |
| Frederick Bridges | 461 |
| Jane Bridges | 458 |
| Arthur Bridges | 438 |
| Emma Bridges | 428 |
| Alfred Bridges | 414 |
| Annie Bridges | 397 |
| Edward Bridges | 393 |
| Joseph Bridges | 389 |
| Ellen Bridges | 383 |
| Robert Bridges | 368 |
| Emily Bridges | 348 |
| Albert Bridges | 319 |