Goldridge Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Goldridge Surname Definition:

Goldericus occurs in Germany in the IX. cent. as a personal name.

Goldridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Goldridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Goldericus occurs in Germany in the IX. cent. as a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Coleridge; a location name in Devon.

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

Goldridge Last Name Facts

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

Goldridge has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Goldridge are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Goldridge is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 84 percent reside, Free State, where 6 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Goldridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldridge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldridge last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goldridge Last Name Statistics demography

Goldridge earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 179.1% more than the national average, earning R 663,240 per year.

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Footnotes

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