Outerbridge is an English surname derived from the village of Oughtibridge in Bradfield, South Yorkshire.[1] It is also used as a given name. Outerbridge is the surname of a family in Bermuda, present there since 1620, and described by Time magazine as "among the oldest and most eminent" on the island and "distinguished and numerous".[2] The family later spread to the United States and Canada, with a branch returning to Great Britain.[citation needed]
People with the surname
edit- Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (1860–1932), American businessman, chairman of the Port of New York Authority and namesake of the Outerbridge Crossing
- Frances Olive Outerbridge (1846-1934), nurse and British suffragette
- Sir Joseph Outerbridge (1843-1933), prominent Bermudian business man and philanthropist in Newfoundland (brother of Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge)
- Sir Leonard Outerbridge (1888-1986), Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (son of Sir Joseph Outerbridge)
- Mary Ewing Outerbridge (1852–1886), American woman who imported the lawn game tennis to the US from Bermuda (sister of Sir Joseph Outerbridge and Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge)
- Paul Outerbridge (1896–1958), American photographer
- Peter Outerbridge (born 1966), Canadian actor
- Steven Outerbridge, Bermudian cricketer
- Thomas Leslie Outerbridge (died 1927), Bermudian sailor, participant in the American Civil War
- Willets Outerbridge, American sailor
- William W. Outerbridge (1906–1986), commanded USS Ward in the first U.S. naval action of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
People with the given name
edit- Outerbridge Horsey (1777–1842), American lawyer and politician
- Outerbridge Horsey (diplomat) (1910–1983), American diplomat
See also
edit- Outerbridge Peppers, a food company based in Bermuda
- Outerbridge Reach, a 1992 novel by American novelist Robert Stone
- John Outterbridge, American artist and community activist
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Outerbridge". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "BERMUDA: Ostracism". TIME. 6 February 1956. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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