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 Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9390).
   3. A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia, United States.
   4. A town in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
   5. A town and village in Chenango County, New York, United States.
   6. A census-designated place in Geauga County, Ohio, United States.
   7. A village in Ross County, Ohio, United States.
   8. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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.

Further reading

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