# Dandridge (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dandridge/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,201 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,876 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,493 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (3,971 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English habitational surname, from an unexplained first element + Old English hryċġ (“ridge”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dandridge in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dandridge in the United States.

## People named Dandridge

- Dorothy Dandridge, American actress and singer (1922–1965)
- Merle Dandridge, American actress
- Bob Dandridge, American basketball player-coach
- Vivian Dandridge, American actress and singer (1921-1991)

## Similar surnames

Dandrea, Dimitrov, Demeter, Dondero, Dimitri.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.