# Eldridge (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,299 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,402 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,204 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (24,510 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Aldrich.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eldridge 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eldridge in the United States.

## People named Eldridge

- Roy Eldridge, American trumpeter (1911–1989)
- Florence Eldridge, American actress (1901–1988)
- Charles Eldridge, American actor (1854-1922)
- Sean Eldridge, American political activist

## Similar surnames

Eldredge, Elder, Eldred, Elders, Eltringham.

## 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.