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

Partridge, 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 Partridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Partridge in America

Partridge is the 3589th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Partridge surname appeared 9,909 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 Partridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Partridge 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 Partridge

The surname Partridge is an English locational name derived from places called Partridge, which were so named from the Old English words 'pertric' or 'perdix', meaning partridge, the bird. The name likely originated as a distinguishing name for someone who lived near a spot where partridges were found in abundance.

The earliest known record of the name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Pertric'. It was initially concentrated in the counties of Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Herefordshire, suggesting these were the areas where the name first emerged.

In the 13th century, William Partrich was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275. Around the same time, Robert de Pertrich was recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Partrich, who was born in Shropshire in 1412. He was a renowned archer and served under King Henry V during the Hundred Years' War.

Another notable figure was Sir Miles Partridge (1508-1572), a prominent English lawyer and Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He served as a judge on the Court of King's Bench.

In the 17th century, John Partridge (1644-1715) was a renowned English astrologer and almanac maker. He was satirized by Jonathan Swift in his work "Predictions for the Year 1708".

The name Partridge has also been associated with several places, such as Partridge Green in West Sussex, which was recorded as 'Pertriggegrene' in the 14th century.

Other notable bearers of the surname include Ralph Partridge (1888-1960), an English novelist and co-founder of the literary magazine 'Hogarth Press', and Frances Partridge (1900-2004), an English writer and diarist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Partridge

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

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

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