Ethridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Anglo-Saxon name Ethridge comes from the name Aldrich. The surname Ethridge 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 Ethridge family

The surname Ethridge 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 Ethridge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ethridge 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 Ethridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ethridge Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Ethridge has appeared include Etheridge, Etheredge, Etherege, Etherige, Ettridge, Etridge, Attridge and many more.

Early Notables of the Ethridge 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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Ethridge Ranking

In the United States, the name Ethridge is the 4,516^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 4

Ethridge migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Ethridge arrived in North America very early:

Ethridge Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Ethridge, who landed in Virginia in 1677 5

Ethridge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Geo. Ethridge, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1893

Ethridge Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Ethridge, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, in 1904
Sarah Jane Ethridge, aged 32, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1904
Mrs. J. M Ethridge, aged 49, who landed in America, in 1910
Dorothy Ethridge, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1910
Minnie J Ethridge, aged 51, who immigrated to America, in 1912
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Ethridge migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ethridge Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

George Ethridge, aged 23, who immigrated to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in 1917

Contemporary Notables of the name Ethridge (post 1700) +

William N. Ethridge (1912-1971), American jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
George Hamilton Ethridge (1871-1957), American jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1917 to 1941
Joe Ethridge (1928-2007), American football player in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers (1949)
John Christopher "Chris" Ethridge (1947-2012), American country rock bass guitarist, member of the International Submarine Band (ISB) and The Flying Burrito Brothers
Mark Ethridge (b. 1949), American novelist, screenwriter, and the president of Carolina Parenting, Inc
Roe Ethridge (b. 1969), American postmodernist commercial and art photographer
Kamie Ethridge (b. 1964), American four-time gold medalist basketball player and current basketball coach, inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002
Benjamin Kane Ethridge (b. 1977), American author, awarded the Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in First Novel in 2010
Thomas R. Ethridge, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1954-61 6
Linda Ethridge, American politician, Mayor of Waco, Texas, 2000-04 6
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html