Thrift History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThrift is one of the oldest family names to come from the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the name Aldrich. The surname Thrift originally derived from the Old English word aeoelric, which later became the name Aldrich. Literally the name means "noble ruler." 1 Early Origins of the Thrift familyThe surname Thrift was first found in Berkshire, where this first of the family, Aethericus was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Jacobus Atteriche as holding lands there at that time. 3 Early History of the Thrift familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thrift research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1534, 1588, 1636, 1664, 1668, 1676, 1692, 1773 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Thrift History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Thrift Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Thrift has undergone many spelling variations, including Etheridge, Etheredge, Etherege, Etherige, Ettridge, Etridge, Attridge and many more. Early Notables of the Thrift familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir James Etheridge; George Etherege or Ethrygg (in Latin Edrycus) (fl. 1588), an English classical scholar and physician. He was born at Thame, Oxfordshire, was admitted a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 11 Nov. 1534, being placed under... Thrift RankingIn the United States, the name Thrift is the 8,097th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Thrift were among those contributors: Thrift Settlers in United States in the 17th CenturyThrift Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Thrift Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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