Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ELDRIDGE
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
AlldridgeAldrich
Aldridge
Aldrige
Eldredge
Elderidge
Eldred
Aeldridge
Aelridge
Eldiridge
Eldrdge
Eldriage
Eldreide
Eldreidge
Eldri
Eldirdge
Eldrice
Elderidg
Eldrge
Eldrey
Elderridg
Eldbridge
Elderdge
Eldradge
Eldrede
Eldrdige
Eldrad
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 —