Find out how popular the last name Alridge is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Alridge.

Alridge, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Alridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alridge in America

Alridge is the 44576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alridge surname appeared 482 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Alridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alridge to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Alridge

The surname Alridge is of English origin, derived from a locational name referring to a person who hailed from a ridge near an alder tree grove. The earliest recorded spelling of the name dates back to the late 12th century, appearing as 'Alrych' in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1199.

Variants of the spelling emerged over the centuries, including Alrich, Aldridge, Aldrich, and Alredge. The name is believed to have originated in the counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire, where alder trees were abundant and ridges were a common geographical feature.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sir Ralph Alridge, a knight who fought alongside King Edward I during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the late 13th century. His descendants continued to use the Alridge spelling throughout the Middle Ages.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in the Parish Registers of St. Mary's Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where a William Alridge was recorded as being baptized in 1576. This suggests the name had spread beyond its original Staffordshire and Worcestershire heartlands by this time.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, a Royalist soldier named John Alridge was captured at the Battle of Naseby in 1645 and later imprisoned by the Parliamentarian forces. He was released after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.

In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of the renowned English painter and engraver Samuel Alridge (1704-1789), who is best known for his portraits of notable figures from the Georgian era.

Another notable bearer of the Alridge surname was Sir Charles Alridge (1819-1892), a British diplomat who served as the Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in the latter half of the 19th century.

As the centuries passed, the Alridge name continued to be found across various parts of England, with concentrations in the West Midlands, Lancashire, and Yorkshire regions, where many bearers of the name established themselves as landowners, merchants, and professionals.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alridge

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Alridge.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Alridge was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Alridge has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Alridge was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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