Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsBainbrydge, Banbrigge, Bainbridge
Meaning & History
Bridge over the Bain, An English town named for its place on the river Bain, now used as a surname. Lives near the bridge over the white waterhabitational name from Bainbridge in North Yorkshire, named for the Bain river on which it standsFamous Bearers:
A family of this name was very prominent in Princeton, NJ, from the mid 17th century.
A family of this name was very prominent in Princeton, NJ, from the mid 17th century.