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The surname Danbridge was first found in Tandridge, Surrey, a parish in the union of Godstone, first division of the hundred of Tandridge. 1 2 3 An ancient Saxon village, it was first recorded c. 965 as Tenhric, but by the Domesday Book of 1086, it was known as Tenrige. The name is derived from the Old English "hrycg" meaning "ridge, hill." 4
Another source claims the name was from Danebridge; a location name in Cheshire. 5 Dane-Bridge is an ecclesiastical parish, partly in the parish of Davenham, and partly in the parochial chapelry of Witton. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Danbridge research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1665, 1691, 1710, 1747 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Danbridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dandridge, Tandridge, Tanbridge, Danbridge and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include Bartholomew Dandridge (1691-1750) English portrait painter whose portrait of Nathaniel Hooke, the historian, is in the National Portrait Gallery. 6
Joseph Dandridge (1665-1747)...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Annie Dandridge, aged 35, who arrived at Ellis Island destined for Washington, D.C., in 1922; Charles Dandridge, aged 53, who arrived at Ellis Island from Burraton, England, in 1907.