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There are approximately 6,694 people named Eldridge in the UK. That makes it the 1,590th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 106 are named Eldridge.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Alldridge
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Eldreide
Eldreidge
Eldri
Eldirdge
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Elderidg
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The Eldridge surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ELDRIDGE. Perhaps local. Eldndge, clriche, or elrltch, is, however, a medieval Avord signifying "wild, hideous, ghastly, lonesome, uninhabited except by spectres." Gloss, to Percy's Reliques, edit. 1839. In the ballad of Sir Cauline is a description of an " eldridge knight." The fair Christabelle sends her lover on a perilous errand, but forewarns him —

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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