Explore the Family Name Bridgman

The meaning of Bridgman

English: variant of Bridgeman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Bridgman in the United States?

The surname Bridgman was documented by the Decennial U.S. Census to have slightly decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it had a rank of 11,823, which dropped to 12,435 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.18 percent. However, the number of individuals with this last name increased from 2,427 in 2000 to 2,498 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 2.93 percent. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people saw a slight decline from 0.9 to 0.85, a decrease of 5.56 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,823	#12,435	-5.18%
Count	2,427	2,498	2.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.85	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bridgman

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Bridgman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage decreased from 92.13 to 90.15 percent over the ten-year period. The number of Bridgmans identifying as Black increased by 19.76 percent, from 3.34 to 4 percent; those who identified as Hispanic also increased from 1.77 to 2.04 percent. The largest percentage change was seen in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with an impressive increase of 140 percent, albeit from a low base of 0.45 percent in 2000 to 1.08 percent in 2010. People identifying as two or more races rose slightly from 1.9 to 2.12 percent. Lastly, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native increased from 0.41 to 0.6 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.13%	90.15%	-2.15%
Black	3.34%	4%	19.76%
Two or More Races	1.9%	2.12%	11.58%
Hispanic	1.77%	2.04%	15.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	1.08%	140%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.41%	0.6%	46.34%