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The bridgett Surname

bridgett Name Meaning and History

English and Irish: perhaps, as MacLysaght suggests, a shortened form of the Welsh patronymic ap Richard, assimilated to the name of one of the patron saints of Ireland. In England the name is found chiefly in the Midlands. It has been recorded in Ireland (chiefly Ulster) since the 17th century.

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Distribution of bridgett Families in the US in 1920
Number of bridgett families
 6-10
 3-5
 1-2
 0
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