How common is the surname Eldridge?

25,299 people in the United States had the surname Eldridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,204 Americans. It ranked 1,402nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eldridge?

Roy Eldridge, American trumpeter (1911–1989), followed by Florence Eldridge.

Where is the surname Eldridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Eldridge in the United States.

Is the surname Eldridge getting more or less common?

More common. 24,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,299 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Eldridge

A surname, carried by 25,299 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eldridge is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Aldrich.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,299 people named Eldridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,204 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,510.

#1,402

rank among US surnames

25,299

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,322)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,393	Swartz	25,444	12,134
#1,394	Seymour	25,436	12,138
#1,395	Gleason	25,416	12,148
#1,396	Vela	25,414	12,149
#1,397	Padgett	25,413	12,149
#1,398	Ackerman	25,401	12,155
#1,399	Heller	25,373	12,168

Who is named Eldridge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Eldridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eldridges

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter (1911–1989)
Florence Eldridge
American actress (1901–1988)
Charles Eldridge
American actor (1854-1922)
Sean Eldridge
American political activist, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eldridge

Eldridge has the Soundex code E436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E436.

Questions

Where does the surname Eldridge come from?: Variant of Aldrich.
How common is the surname Eldridge?: 25,299 people in the United States had the surname Eldridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,204 Americans. It ranked 1,402nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eldridge?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Eldridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eldridge?: Roy Eldridge, American trumpeter (1911–1989), followed by Florence Eldridge.
Where is the surname Eldridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Eldridge in the United States.
Is the surname Eldridge getting more or less common?: More common. 24,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,299 in 2010, up 3.2%.