How common is the surname Bridger?

1,695 people in the United States had the surname Bridger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,151 Americans. It ranked 16,839th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bridger?

Jim Bridger, American explorer (1804-1881), followed by Deonne Bridger.

Where is the surname Bridger most common?

Wikidata records people named Bridger in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Bridger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,695 in 2010, up 8.0%.

Is Bridger also a first name?

Yes. Bridger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bridger

An occupational surname, carried by 1,695 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B632 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bridger is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

From bridge + -er.

Bridger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,695 people named Bridger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,151 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,570.

#16,839

rank among US surnames

1,695

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #16,754)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,833	Kaser	1,696	182,043
#16,839	Sowinski	1,695	182,151
#16,848	Stoehr	1,694	182,258

Who is named Bridger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Bridger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bridgers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
Deonne Bridger
Australian female recurve archer, born 1972

Notable Bridgers come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bridger

Bridger has the Soundex code B632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B632.

Questions

Where does the surname Bridger come from?: From bridge + -er.
How common is the surname Bridger?: 1,695 people in the United States had the surname Bridger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,151 Americans. It ranked 16,839th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bridger?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bridger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bridger?: Jim Bridger, American explorer (1804-1881), followed by Deonne Bridger.
Where is the surname Bridger most common?: Wikidata records people named Bridger in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Bridger?: Bridger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Bridger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,695 in 2010, up 8.0%.
Is Bridger also a first name?: Yes. Bridger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.