Eldridge Surname

12,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Eldridge 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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Eldridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,6371:11,1061,371
England5,9711:9,3311,363
Australia4,1811:6,457948
Canada1,7691:20,8282,872
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Wales1161:26,6772,762
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
Jamaica921:31,1952,283
Micronesia721:1,476361
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Guernsey291:2,222539
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
France131:5,109,440259,941
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Israel111:777,96750,646
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2361:7,5331,157
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales151:104,5614,503
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8351:7,347932

Eldridge (5,088) may also be a first name.

Eldridge 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

= Aldridge, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

From Eldrig; a location name in Wigton.

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

Eldridge Last Name Facts

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

Eldridge has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,324th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 159,934 people. The surname Eldridge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Eldridge reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 95,176th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 5,088 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 32,637 people, or 1 in 11,106. In The United States Eldridge is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Kentucky, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 74 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Eldridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eldridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eldridge last name grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 773 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 552 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eldridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Eldridge surname is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eldridge surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Eldridge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning R 254,412 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $48,719 CAD per year.

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Eldridge Reference & Research

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