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Bridgwater
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Bridgewater
Etymology
Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from en ang bryċġ bridge + the personal name en Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai.
Proper noun
~ s
en market town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/Sedgemoor co/Somerset cc/England OS grid ref ST3037. Parish map
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Bridgwater is the 71478th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 273 individuals. Bridgwater is most common among White (91.58%) individuals.
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