Thrift History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Thrift 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 family

The 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 family

This 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 Variations

Only 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 family

Notables 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...
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Thrift Ranking

In the United States, the name Thrift is the 8,097^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Thrift migration to the United States +

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 Century

James Thrift, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 5
John Thrift, who landed in Maryland in 1665 5

Thrift Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Paul Thrift, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 5

Thrift Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elisa Thrift, aged 26, who arrived in Key West, Fla in 1844 5
Esekia Thrift, aged 30, who landed in Key West, Fla in 1844 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Thrift (post 1700) +

Clifford Thrift (b. 1956), former professional American football player
Nigel John Thrift (b. 1949), English Vice Chancellor of the University of Warwick
William Edward Thrift (1870-1942), Irish university professor

Historic Events for the Thrift family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. John H Thrift, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 6

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html