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    The surname Etheridge

    An English surname, carried by 10,420 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex E363

    Etheridge: #3,425 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Etheridge #3,425, 10,420 people Etheridge: #3,425 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Etheridge #3,425, 10,420 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Etheridge is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Atteriche, Etherich, from Old English Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,420 people named Etheridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,630 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,041.

    #3,425
    rank among US surnames
    10,420
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #3,271)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,416Ambriz10,44529,559
    #3,417Gandy10,44429,562
    #3,418Sales10,43929,576
    #3,419Fogle10,43429,590
    #3,420Paez10,43329,593
    #3,421Brinkman10,43229,596
    #3,423Conde10,43029,602

    Who is named Etheridge

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

    75% of people named Etheridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Etheridges

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Melissa Etheridge
      American singer-songwriter, born 1961
    • Neil Etheridge
      Association football player (born 1990)
    • Bob Etheridge
      American politician and farmer, born 1941
    • Gemma Etheridge
      Australian rugby union player, born 1986

    Notable Etheridges come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Etheridge

    Etheridge has the Soundex code E363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E363.

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Etheridge come from?
    From Middle English Atteriche, Etherich, from Old English Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).
    How common is the surname Etheridge?
    10,420 people in the United States had the surname Etheridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,630 Americans. It ranked 3,425th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Etheridge?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Etheridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Etheridge?
    Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, followed by Neil Etheridge.
    Where is the surname Etheridge most common?
    Wikidata records people named Etheridge in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    Is the surname Etheridge getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,420 in 2010, up 3.8%.
    What are other spellings of Etheridge?
    Ateridge, Athridge, Attridge, Etheredge, Ethridge and Etridge.