Bridgman Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The last name Bridgman is another written form of Bridgeman, a well-known English family name. At root, the name means “Man by the bridge”.

A variant of Bridgeman

Bridgman drops the “e” of Bridgeman, a simplification that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Brigman.

In the records

2,498 Americans were listed as Bridgman in the 2010 census.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bridgman, so the heraldry linked to Bridgeman is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Research your Bridgman family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.