Aldridge

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Arledge, Arlidge, Houldridge

Etymology

From Old English alor (“alder”) + wīc (“farmstead”).

Proper noun

Aldridge (countable and uncountable, plural Aldridges)

1. A town in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0500).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aldridge is the 1562^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23034 individuals. Aldridge is most common among White (80.09%) and Black/African American (15.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aldridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.