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

Dandridge, 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 Dandridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dandridge in America

Dandridge is the 7876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dandridge surname appeared 4,201 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dandridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dandridge 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 Dandridge

The surname Dandridge is an English habitational name derived from a place near Ledbury in Herefordshire. The name is believed to have originated from the Old English words 'denn' meaning a pasture or wooded valley and 'hrycg' meaning a ridge, indicating that the name refers to someone who lived near a wooded ridge or hillock.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Dandridge dates back to the early 13th century in the Pipe Rolls of Herefordshire from 1208-1209, where a Roger de Denerugg is mentioned. By the late 13th century, the spelling had evolved closer to the modern form, with a William de Denderugge appearing in records from 1275.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various spellings such as Denderigge, Denderugge, and Denderych in medieval records from Herefordshire and Worcestershire. A notable early bearer of the name was John Denderych, who was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327.

The surname Dandridge gained prominence in the 16th century with the birth of Sir William Dandridge (1512-1587), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Malvern in Worcestershire. His descendants continued to hold significant estates in the region for several generations.

Another well-known figure was Bartholomew Dandridge (1571-1638), a clergyman who served as the Rector of Wootton Rivers in Wiltshire during the early 17th century. He was a renowned scholar and author of several religious works.

In the 18th century, Martha Dandridge Custis (1731-1802) gained fame as the wife of George Washington, the first President of the United States. She was born Martha Dandridge and married George Washington as his second wife in 1759.

The Dandridge family also had connections to the English aristocracy, with Frances Dandridge (1786-1839) marrying Lord William Howard Vyse, a prominent English aristocrat and traveler, in 1818.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dandridge

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

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 Dandridge 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 Dandridge 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 Dandridge was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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