Eldredge Surname

73,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,723 people bear this surname

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

Eldredge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alderich'; v. Aidrich.

1597-8. Otwell Eldridge and Anne Itree: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602. Married — John Eldridge and Sarah Clay: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Eldredge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2001:58,4616,927
Australia3031:89,09510,253
Ecuador1121:142,0166,963
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Chile211:838,88017,964
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3841:36,2854,303

Eldredge (150) may also be a first name.

Eldredge 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'; v. Aidrich.

1597-8. Otwell Eldridge and Anne Itree: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602. Married — John Eldridge and Sarah Clay: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) One who fame from Elbridge (plank bridge), in Kent.

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

Perhaps local. Eldridge, elriche, or elritch, is, however, a medieval word signifying "wild, hideous, ghastly, lonesome, uninhabited except by spectres." Gloss, to Percy's Reliques, edit. 1839. In the ballad of Sir Cauline is a description of an "eldridge knight." The fair Christabelle sends her lover on a perilous errand, but forewarns him —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eldredge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eldredge occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldredge? popularity and diffusion

Eldredge is the 73,248th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,083,972 people. The last name Eldredge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Eldredge are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 150 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 6,200 people, or 1 in 58,461. In The United States Eldredge is most common in: Utah, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Ecuador, where 2 percent live.

Eldredge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eldredge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eldredge surname increased 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eldredge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eldredge last name are 8.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eldredge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,905 per year; in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.38% less than the national average, earning $38,066 CAD per year.

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