The Bridgewater surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,857 people carried this name — #8,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,690 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Bridgewater surname

Variant of Bridgwater.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bridgewater» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Bridgewater in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from The Garden Island carrying the name Bridgewater
The Garden Island 1912-04-09
Newspaper page from The Garden Island carrying the name Bridgewater
The Garden Island 1912-04-23
Newspaper page from The Garden Island carrying the name Bridgewater
The Garden Island 1912-04-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 158 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bridgewater in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

3,481 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bridgewater. The most, 836, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,149
South Australia 933
Tasmania 891
New South Wales 382
Queensland 95
Western Australia 23
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Bridgewater,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Bridgewater d. 1587
  • John Bridgewater 1532–1596 · historian
  • John Bridgewater 1532–1596 · historian
  • John Bridgewater 1532–1596 · historian
  • William Bridgewater Page 1790–1871 · botanist
  • Leslie Bridgewater 1893–1975 · composer

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

In the public record

People named Bridgewater,
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 States309 records

309 records of the Bridgewater name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 110
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 43
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald L. Bridgewater

    Born 1932; from Greene County, Missouri. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea. Buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Bridgewater

    Born 1907 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; construction laborer from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francis F. Bridgewater

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Moltke from Hamburg, aged 29; journalist. From London, England; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 309 records for Bridgewater in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia106 records

106 records of the Bridgewater name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 18
  • Tasmanian Names Index 18
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • 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 Henry Bridgewater

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Larkins, arriving 1817; ticket of leave 1830. Native of Pembridge.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Bridgewater

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Royal Charter, aged 30; 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 James J. Bridgewater

    Greengrocer of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1897.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 106 records for Bridgewater 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Bridgewater name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arthur Bridgewater

    Died 1937; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. 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 Harold Ernest Bridgewater

    Died in service in 1919.

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

    Central Ontario Regiment. 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 5 records for Bridgewater 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. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Bridgewater 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 Yvette Marie Clarice Bridgewater

    Born 1920 in Senlis-le-Sec; died 1975 in Senlis-le-Sec (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Tom Bridgewater

    Born 1901 in the United Kingdom; died 1993 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Oscar Frederic Bridgewater

    Born 1918 in Senlis-le-Sec (Somme); died 1997 in Rodez (Aveyron).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Bridgewater in France.

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).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Bridgewater 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 Arthur John Bridgewater

    Died 1941, aged 75; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 Sydney William Bridgewater

    Died 1981, aged 58; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gertrude Evelyn Bridgewater

    Died 1942, aged 65; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

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).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Bridgewater 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 H. Bridgewater

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. 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 J. Bridgewater

    Royal Scots. 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 F. Bridgewater

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

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

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).

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