Bainbridge

English

Etymology

From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).

Proper noun

Bainbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bainbridges)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
   2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9390).
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia.
      2. A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
      3. A township in Dubois County, Indiana.
      4. A town in Putnam County, Indiana.
      5. A township in Berrien County, Michigan.
      6. A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York.
      7. A township and census-designated place therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
      8. A village in Ross County, Ohio.
      9. A census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Bainbridge Island

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bainbridge is the 9751^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3324 individuals. Bainbridge is most common among White (93.92%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bainbridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.