The English surname Bainbridge is an habitational name from Bainbridge in North Yorkshire, named for the Bain river on which it stands which is named with Old Norse beinn meaning “straight,” and the  Old English term brycg meaning “bridge.” The first written reference to the name dates from the early 14th Century when Matilda de Baynbrigg is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1301. A notable bearer of the name is the accomplished Australian singer and performer Merril Bainbridge. 

 

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