Walbridge Family History
Walbridge Name Meaning
English (Dorset): habitational name from a lost place called Walbridge recorded as such in 1700 in Hooke (Dorset). The exact location is uncertain but it may be identifiable with the present Hooke Bridge over the River Hooke. The placename may derive from Old English wǣl ‘deep pool’ or walt ‘unsteady’ + brycg ‘bridge’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022