Bracebridge

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the unattested Old English element *bræsċ (“twigs, underwood”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

Proper noun

Bracebridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bracebridges)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A southern suburb of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9668).
   2. A suburb of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5979).
   3. A town in and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bracebridge is the 53243^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 50 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bracebridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 211.
• Forebears