Bridenstine

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Breitenstein.

Proper noun

Bridenstine (plural Bridenstines)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2018 November 30, Elizabeth Lopatto, “Why so many people think Elon Musk is a hero — or a villain”, in The Verge‎[1], archived from the original on 8 November 2020:
      NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine ordered reviews of SpaceX and Boeing. Apparently this was planned before the whiskey-and-weed bull session on The Joe Rogan Experience.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bridenstine is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Bridenstine is most common among White (93.8%) individuals.

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