Kerridge Surname

133,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Kerridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kerridge,' an elevated locality in the parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. Alfred Gatley, the sculptor, was born at Kerridge in 1816. Lower, under Courage, has 'Currage, a manor in the parish of Cheveley, Buckinghamshire' The latter place seems to be the chief parent of the name.

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Kerridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0731:26,8783,662
Australia4211:64,1237,690
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Scotland661:81,1185,959
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Wales201:154,72710,755
France191:3,495,933219,029
Greece161:692,48777,522
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0861:22,4453,151
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kerridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kerridge,' an elevated locality in the parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. Alfred Gatley, the sculptor, was born at Kerridge in 1816. Lower, under Courage, has 'Currage, a manor in the parish of Cheveley, Buckinghamshire' The latter place seems to be the chief parent of the name.

Thomas Kerridge, London, 1631: History of Norfolk.

Mary Carreige, 1631: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Susanna Carriage, d. of Thomas Kerridge, 1632: ibid.

Hester Kerridge, 1633: ibid.

John Kerrich, rector of Banham, Norfolk, 1735: ibid.

Samuel Kerrish, vicar of Dersingham, Norfolk, 1761: ibid.

1753. Married — Daniel Kerridge and Rebecca Brightman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Kerridge, apparently a Cheshire place-name [the first element is prob. for the Old Northern English carr, a rock (v. Carr2), rather than the Middle Northern English kerr, carr, a marsh; and the second element is rather for edge (v. Edge1) than ridge: cp.

Carr Edge, Northumberland] This surname has sometimes taken the form ‘Carriage.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kerridge was the name of a mayor of Ipswich and of a rector of Horningsherth about a century ago the name of Kerricb occurs in the records of Dunwich for 1299 (G., L., and W.). Thomas Kerrich owned Shelley manor in 1627 (P.). Kerridge is still an Ipswich name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kerridge Last Name Facts

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

Kerridge is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,075th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,150,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kerridge are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 26,878. In England Kerridge is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 15 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Kerridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kerridge surname increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kerridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kerridge surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kerridge earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.37% more than the national average, earning R 333,576 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,552 CAD per year.

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