Aldridge Surname

11,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Aldridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alderich.' Although wearing a local guise, it is easy to see that Aldridge belongs to the baptismal class.

William Ailrich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John fil.

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Aldridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,4031:11,9221,479
England11,5971:4,805661
Australia3,4321:7,8661,170
Canada1,1171:32,9864,265
New Zealand9771:4,635739
South Africa4251:127,47714,982
Wales3441:8,996996
Scotland2631:20,3572,367
Jamaica1791:16,0331,506
Ireland951:49,5683,605
France691:962,648108,938
Spain681:687,53030,300
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Chile411:429,67011,433
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway191:270,64728,127
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Panama131:300,9437,078
Falkland Islands111:28551
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Guam81:20,0153,029
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Belize61:59,2462,743
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7141:4,266635
Wales621:25,2971,450
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Guernsey61:5,443949
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5011:14,3441,833

Aldridge (712) may also be a first name.

Aldridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alderich.' Although wearing a local guise, it is easy to see that Aldridge belongs to the baptismal class.

William Ailrich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John fil. Aldrech. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

John Aldrich, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Alrich. 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Robertus Aldrech, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Aldryche, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1469: History of Norfolk.

1600-10. Peter Aldrich and Catherine Rowell: Marriage Lic. 'London).

'Robert Aldrich, or Aldridge (d. 1556), scholar and divine, was born at Burnham, in Buckinghamshire, towards the close of the 15th century': Dictionary of National Biography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 Old Ruler. [Teutonic Alderich, E)Aldric. &c.-Old Saxon ald = O.H.Ger. alt = Old English e)ald, old + -ric(h, Old Teutonic *rik-, ruler].

2 Poss. also a descendant of the com­mon Anglo-Saxon Æthelric-Noble Ruler.

[Old English aðel-e, noble]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Aldridge (village among alders), in Stallordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Places in Staffordshire and elsewhere.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) The same as Aldred, of which it is a corruption.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Staffordshire, Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Aldridge Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aldridge Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aldridge (Arabic: الدريدج) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,342nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,092 people. Aldridge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Aldridge live; 64 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 309,497th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 712 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 30,403 people, or 1 in 11,922. In The United States Aldridge is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Aldridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aldridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aldridge surname grew 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 555 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,547 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 170 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Aldridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States Aldridge are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Aldridge earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning 288,391 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning R 255,924 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $41,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aldridge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aldridge in the Arabic language
الدريدجaldrydj-

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Aldridge Reference & Research

Arledge DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Aldrich FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Aldrich FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Aldridge FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Arledge FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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