Bainbridge
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English
Etymology
From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).
Proper noun
Bainbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bainbridges)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9390).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia.
- A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
- A township in Dubois County, Indiana.
- A town in Putnam County, Indiana.
- A township in Berrien County, Michigan.
- A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
- A village in Ross County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bainbridge is the 9751st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3324 individuals. Bainbridge is most common among White (93.92%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bainbridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.