Attridge Surname

163,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Attridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ridge,' from residence thereby; v. Rigg or Ridge; compare Attwood or Attwell.

Jacob Atteriche, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1777. Married — William Fowler and Jane Atridge: St.

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Attridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0191:54,6796,651
United States7831:462,91139,479
Canada4091:90,0879,902
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Ireland841:56,0593,870
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Wales231:134,5459,804
France151:4,428,181244,602
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1701:26,0582,782
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4401:55,3996,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Attridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ridge,' from residence thereby; v. Rigg or Ridge; compare Attwood or Attwell.

Jacob Atteriche, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1777. Married — William Fowler and Jane Atridge: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Edward Walker and Sarah Attridge: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller At the Ridge. [Middle English atte rygge = Old English æt pœm hrycge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a ridge or range of hills.

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

Atte Ridge; a location name.

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

Attridge Last Name Facts

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

Attridge occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,764th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,748,980 people. The surname Attridge is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Attridge live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,019 people, or 1 in 54,679. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 21 percent are found, Essex, where 19 percent are found and Hampshire, where 5 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Attridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Attridge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Attridge last name expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Attridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Attridge last name is chiefly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Attridge last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Attridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.46% more than the national average, earning R 412,212 per year; in United States they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $57,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattridge940/
Attridger940/
Attride93166/
Atridge932/
Attrige930/
Ettridge88915/
Astridge88478/
Hatridge88450/
Autridge88442/
Ottridge8842/
Athridge8834/
Attrudge881/
Aitridge880/
Gatridge880/
Aridge8618/
Atride8610/
Atrige860/
Eastridge822,678/
Outtridge8241/
Austridge8218/
Eathridge8215/
Gottridge8212/
Gathridge821/
Authridge821/
Astride80290/
Etridge80169/
Otridge8067/
Attryde8062/
Arridge8043/
Attrice809/
Haridge807/
Autrige805/
Atrides805/
Atreide804/
Atriede802/
Garidge801/
Ariedge801/
Astrige801/
Auridge801/
Autride801/
Eastridtge781/
Eatheridge780/
Eastridges780/
Arige774,170/
Ethridge7511,746/
Harridge75939/
Outridge75352/
Ostridge75312/
Atreides75112/
Ettredge7586/
Eatrides7524/
Hattrage7514/
Earridge7512/
Hearidge758/
Astreide756/
Ehtridge754/
Gattridi754/
Hetridge752/
Ottriger751/
Gotridge751/
Autredge751/
Authride751/
Austride751/
Gatridey751/
Attrazie751/
Atreider751/
Astrider750/
Eastrige750/
Atrice7155/
Harige7134/
Aridje7131/
Araige7130/
Oridge7119/
Astreides7111/
Aurige7111/
Arigey719/
Gattriddi715/
Ethriedge715/
Atrida715/
Arigeh714/
Ethtredge713/
Eithridge713/
Gothridge713/
Atridi713/
Atrise713/
Arrige712/
Aarige712/
Arigge712/
Ariger711/
Ariges711/
Heatrides711/
Eastredge711/
Edthridge711/
Gatriddey711/
Arigea711/
Atrege711/
Arigie711/
Euthridge710/
Ethrridge710/
Orridge67665/
Euridge6757/
Astrigi6735/
Aurigie6718/
Goridge678/
Hariger677/
Arigepp673/
Eitheridge673/
Hatrage672/
Ostrige672/
Atridis672/
Harrige671/
Hastreider671/
Gatridi671/
Hajrige671/
Arredge671/
Attrisi671/
Auriger671/
Ottrice671/
Arhidje671/
Hatrice671/
Haraige671/
Hotride671/
Astridy671/
Araidje671/
Horidge670/
Hariget670/
Etredge670/
Gothridgei670/
Otredge670/

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