Tunbridge

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places called Tunbridge or Tonbridge, from Old English tūn (enclosure; settlement, town) + bryċġ (bridge).

Proper noun

Tunbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Tunbridges)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A town in the Central LGA Region of Tasmania, Australia.
    2. An unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.
    3. A town in Orange County, Vermont, United States.
  2. (countable) A surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tunbridge is the 8940th most common surname in England, belonging to 693 individuals.

Further reading

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