Aldridge Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Aldridge Name Meaning: This is habitational from a number of places with this name i.e Aldridge Grove in Buckingham. Adel 'noble' + ric 'ruler'.

This name could also possibly be from some 'lost' medieval village known to have existed near Worcester. This name was very popular in ancient times due to its meaning.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 134
Cambridgeshire 2
Cheshire 13
Carmarthenshire 1
Cornwall 9
Derbyshire 12
Devon 47
Dorset 38
Durham 4
Essex 81
Gloucestershire 222
Hampshire 244
Herefordshire 16
Hertfordshire 205
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 81
Lancashire 30
Leicestershire 57
Lincolnshire 13
London 623
Middlesex 56
Monmouthshire 5
Norfolk 83
Northamptonshire 18
Nottinghamshire 67
Oxfordshire 33
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 91
Somerset 59
Surrey 63
Sussex 153
Staffordshire 100
Warwickshire 98
Wiltshire 78
Worcestershire 36
Yorkshire 22
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Aldridge Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Aldridge family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 192
Female Servant 110
Independent 86
Labourer 79
Male Servant 47
Shoe Maker 22
Farmer 20
Carpenter 20
Ag Labourer 19
Pupil 18
Baker 14
Gardener 12
Weaver 12
Servant 9
Laundress 9
Publican 9
Tailor 9
Butcher 8
Mariner 8
Pauper 7
Dress Maker 7
Lace Maker 7
School Master 7
School Mistress 7
Plumber 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Aldridge

Name Census Frequency
William Aldridge 2,806
Mary Aldridge 2,487
John Aldridge 1,987
George Aldridge 1,575
Elizabeth Aldridge 1,544
Sarah Aldridge 1,458
Thomas Aldridge 1,361
James Aldridge 1,330
Henry Aldridge 1,047
Charles Aldridge 1,033
Ann Aldridge 815
Joseph Aldridge 746
Eliza Aldridge 735
Emma Aldridge 709
Jane Aldridge 684
Alice Aldridge 645
Edward Aldridge 616
Alfred Aldridge 609
Ellen Aldridge 568
Annie Aldridge 559
Frederick Aldridge 553
Arthur Aldridge 542
Emily Aldridge 539
Albert Aldridge 481
Robert Aldridge 447

Aldridge Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Aldridge 100% 43,109
2 Eldridge 88% 23,365
3 Oldridge 88% 3,705
4 Alldridge 89% 2,355
5 Aldrige 88% 1,258
6 Eldredge 75% 453
7 Alderidge 89% 279
8 Aldredge 88% 237
9 Elderidge 78% 131

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The surname Aldridge is the most popular version of all its varients

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