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

Standridge, 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 Standridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Standridge in America

Standridge is the 6658th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Standridge surname appeared 5,078 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Standridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Standridge 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 Standridge

The surname Standridge is of English origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "stān" meaning stone and "hrycg" meaning ridge, referring to a person who lived near a stony ridge or hill. The earliest known spelling of the name was Stanrigge, which appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1198.

The name was concentrated in the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England. Some early bearers of the name included John de Stanrugge, who was recorded in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1272, and William de Stanrigge, mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327.

Standridge is not a common name, but it has been recorded throughout English history. One notable bearer was Sir John Standridge, a soldier and landowner who lived in the 16th century. He served in the English army during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted for his bravery in battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Another early record of the name can be found in the Hearth Tax Rolls of Shropshire in 1672, which listed a Thomas Standridge as a householder in the village of Pontesbury.

In the 18th century, a family of Standridges lived in the parish of Kinlet, Shropshire. The parish records show the baptism of John Standridge in 1712 and his marriage to Elizabeth Trow in 1738.

A more recent example is William Standridge (1786-1853), a farmer and landowner from Worcestershire. He is recorded in the census of 1841 as living in the village of Oldbury-on-Severn with his wife and children.

Another notable bearer of the name was Reverend Henry Standridge (1822-1891), an Anglican clergyman who served as the vicar of Ratlinghope in Shropshire for over 40 years until his death in 1891.

While not a common surname, Standridge has a long history in England, particularly in the West Midlands region, dating back to the medieval era. Its origins are rooted in the Old English language and reflect the geographical features of the areas where early bearers of the name lived.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Standridge

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

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

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