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

Aldridge Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Aldridge family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 973
Agricultural Labourer 145
General Labourer 96
Labourer 52
Farm Labourer 50
Dress Maker 50
Laundress 49
Domestic Servant 48
Living On Own Means 40
General Servant Domestic 33
General Servant 31
Coal Miner 30
Gardener 25
Baker 21
Carman 20
General Domestic Servant 19
House Keeper 18
Clerk 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Blacksmith 17
Shoe Maker 16
Cook Domestic Servant 15
Tailor 15
Brick Layer 14
Errand Boy 14

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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