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

Ethridge, 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 Ethridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ethridge in America

Ethridge is the 4502nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ethridge surname appeared 7,878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Ethridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ethridge 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 Ethridge

The surname Ethridge is of English origin, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 12th century in the counties of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The name is derived from the Old English words 'ed' meaning 'fortune' or 'prosperous' and 'hrycg' meaning 'ridge' or 'hill', suggesting that the name initially referred to someone who lived on a prosperous or fortunate ridge.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1230, which mentions a Richard de Edrigg. The surname also appears in various medieval records, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where a John de Edrugge is listed as a landowner in Oxfordshire.

The name has undergone several spelling variations over the centuries, including Edridge, Edrudge, Etheridge, and Ethridge. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistent nature of spelling and record-keeping in earlier times.

Notable individuals bearing the Ethridge surname include William Ethridge (1568-1635), an English merchant and member of the Virginia Company, who played a significant role in the early colonization efforts of Virginia. Another notable figure was Sir John Ethridge (1616-1688), an English lawyer and Royalist who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench during the reign of Charles II.

In the 18th century, John Ethridge (1720-1799) was a prominent Anglican clergyman and author, known for his work "The Doctrine of the Operations of Grace." Thomas Ethridge (1782-1844) was a British naval officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament.

During the 19th century, Francis Ethridge (1819-1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative from Tennessee. He was also a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

While the Ethridge surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through British colonial expansion and migration. However, the earliest recorded instances and historical references remain closely tied to the name's English origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ethridge

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

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

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