Akridge

English

Etymology

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + hryċġ (“ridge”). However, this surname is currently not found in England.

Proper noun

Akridge (countable and uncountable, plural Akridges)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akridge is the 14398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2076 individuals. Akridge is most common among White (79.14%) and Black/African American (16.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.