Dandridge Surname

79,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,153 people bear this surname

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

Dandridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tandridge,' a parish in the Diocese of Winchester. For change of 'T' to 'D', v. Tennyson and Dandy.

1687-8. Henry Price and Ann Dandridge: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1779.

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Dandridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5141:65,7347,671
England3591:155,20414,705
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Canada691:533,99444,923
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9711:51,7195,853

Dandridge (132) may also be a first name.

Dandridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tandridge,' a parish in the Diocese of Winchester. For change of 'T' to 'D', v. Tennyson and Dandy.

1687-8. Henry Price and Ann Dandridge: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1779. Married — William Laws and Susanna Dandrage: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Tandridge (Surrey) [Old English hrycg, a ridge; the first element is prob. the Old Teutonic pers. name-stem Tand-] Cp. the preceding name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Danebridge; a location name in Cheshire.

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

Dandridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dandridge has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,309th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,184,389 people. Dandridge is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Dandridge live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 807,735th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 132 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,514 people, or 1 in 65,734. In The United States Dandridge is primarily found in: Virginia, where 14 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Dandridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dandridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dandridge surname expanded 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dandridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dandridge surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dandridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.17% more than the national average, earning R 430,536 per year; in United States they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $39,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.38% more than the national average, earning $69,247 CAD per year.

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