Bridgwater
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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)
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bridgwater is the 71478th 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.