The most Bridget families were found in the USA in 1880.

Bridget scottish name meaning. The Bridget family name was found in the USA the UK Canada and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. What Does Bridget Mean and History. Until today it is mainly popular in Ireland in the United States its usage declines.

This was about 23 of all the recorded Bridgets in the UK. That same year Nora was number 197 in England and Wales and 131 in Ireland. The name was popularized by the character Bridget Jones in the novel and.

From the Gaelic name Brighid Cadha. Old Irish meaning exalted one is a goddess of pre-Christian IrelandShe appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres with whom she had a son named Ruadán. The Bridges family originally lived near a bridge.

Scottish name for Victoria. Irish form of Late Roman name. Means fine Bradana.

An alternate meaning of the name is exalted one. Bridget in Scottish is Brìghde. In 1840 there were 4 Bridget families living in Virginia.

Virginia had the highest population of Bridget families in 1840. Origins unknown possible female version of Brendan Bridget. From the Irish name Brighid which is from the Gaelic word brìg meaning strength.