Etheridge Surname

27,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Etheridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Etheridge' or' Ethridge.' I cannot find the spot.

1773. Married — George Etheredge and Ann Lowder: St. George, Hanover Square.

1786. — Thomas Etheridge and Ann Fairbrother: ibid.

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Etheridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8701:26,1333,286
England3,7431:14,8862,197
Australia6191:43,6125,531
Canada4871:75,6588,534
Wales1791:17,2881,873
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Guernsey291:2,222539
France161:4,151,420237,746
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Austria91:946,15970,786
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belize11:355,4743,977
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7511:13,9212,085
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3941:36,0254,271

Etheridge (183) may also be a first name.

Etheridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Etheridge' or' Ethridge.' I cannot find the spot.

1773. Married — George Etheredge and Ann Lowder: St. George, Hanover Square.

1786. — Thomas Etheridge and Ann Fairbrother: ibid.

— — Mark Walton and Catherine Ethridge: ibid.

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

(English) corruption descendants of the Anglo-Saxon pers. names Ethric, Æthríc, contraction of the common Æthelríc = Noble Ruler [Old English æðel-, noble + ríc-, ruler (cp. ríce, powerful, rich]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Etterick; a location name in Selkirk. (?).

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

Etheridge Last Name Facts

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

Etheridge is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Etheridge.

How Common Is The Last Name Etheridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Etheridge is the 27,534th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 373,337 people. The surname Etheridge is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Etheridge are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 673,127th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 183 people.

The surname Etheridge is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,870 people, or 1 in 26,133. In The United States Etheridge is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 14 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Etheridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Etheridge has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 995 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 663 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 4,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Etheridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Etheridge surname are 8.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Etheridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.15% more than the national average, earning R 520,776 per year; in United States they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $40,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,837 CAD per year.

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Etheridge Reference & Research

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