Cambridge

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Celtic

From Middle English Cantebrigge, Grentebrige, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ (“Granta bridge”). The river name Granta is probably of Celtic origin. By Middle English when the name of the settlement had changed to "Cantebrigge" and eventually "Cambridge", the lower stretches of the River Granta were renamed Cam by back-formation from Cambridge.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Alan Celtic origin
Alana Celtic origin
Alanis Celtic origin
Alanna Celtic origin
Allan Celtic origin
Art Celtic origin
Arthur Celtic origin
Arty Celtic origin

Popularity by Country

Cambridge

Rank #3533

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Cambridge

Rank #17596

Frequency 1,472 people (0.55 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 39.74% Black 47.83% Native Am. 7.54% Two+ 2.58%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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