Bridgwater

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bridgewater

Etymology

Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + the personal name Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai.

Proper noun

Bridgwater (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgwaters)

1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bridgwater is the 71478^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 273 individuals. Bridgwater is most common among White (91.58%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bridgwater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227.