The surname Akridge
An English place surname, carried by 2,076 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex A263
Origin
English origin
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.
Akridge is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,076 people named Akridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,721 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,921.
Who is named Akridge
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
79% of people named Akridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 79%
- Black (not Hispanic) 16%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Akridge come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Akridge?
- 2,076 people in the United States had the surname Akridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,721 Americans. It ranked 14,398th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Akridge?
- In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Akridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Akridge?
- Akridge is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Akridge getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,076 in 2010, up 8.1%.