The Bridgeman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,424 people carried this name — #7,520 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,138 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Bridgeman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Johannes Brigeman, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Bridgman and Bridgeman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 133 · public domain.

In print

Bridgeman in American newspapers,
1882–1909.

Newspaper page from Evening Journal carrying the name Bridgeman
Evening Journal 1898-07-08
Newspaper page from The Holt County Sentinel carrying the name Bridgeman
The Holt County Sentinel 1909-12-31
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Bridgeman
The Portland Daily Press 1882-02-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,094 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bridgeman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

7,442 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bridgeman. The most, 3,653, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,587
New South Wales 1,567
South Australia 1,004
Victoria 964
Western Australia 858
Tasmania 394
ACT (Canberra) 53
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bridgeman.

Who carried it

People named Bridgeman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward Bridgeman d. 1645 · politician
  • Hewitt Bridgeman d. 1853 · politician
  • Charlotte Bridgeman d. 1694
  • William Bridgeman d. 1737
  • Charlotte Sobieske Isabel Bridgeman d. 1914
  • Selina Bridgeman d. 1886

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bridgeman,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States370 records

370 records of the Bridgeman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 109
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 79
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 36
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Philip J. Bridgeman

    Born 1908 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey; tool sharpener. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Billy Wayne Bridgeman

    Born 1946; from Virgie, Kentucky. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Tracy Bridgeman

    Arrived at New York in 1859 aboard the Universe from Liverpool, aged 21; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 370 records for Bridgeman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia242 records

242 records of the Bridgeman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 96
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 89
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 32
  • Tasmanian Names Index 17
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jeremiah Bridgeman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rodney, sailing from Queenstown in 1852. Native of Limerick.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Bridgeman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Shalimar, aged 48; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William H. Bridgeman

    Retired of Mornington, Victoria; died 1973.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 242 records for Bridgeman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Bridgeman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah Ann Bridgeman

    Buried in 1979 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William John Bridgeman

    Died 1950 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Marcel Rene Bridgeman

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Bridgeman in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Bridgeman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Bridgeman

    Royal Irish Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Bridgeman

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Bridgeman

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Bridgeman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Bridgeman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Maxwell Bridgeman

    Died 1926, aged 86; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John William Bridgeman

    Died 1950, aged 49; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Bridgeman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Bridgeman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Edouard Bridgeman

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1979 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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