Waldridge

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wealda + hryċġ (“ridge”). The surname could also be a variant of Wooldridge.

Proper noun

Waldridge (countable and uncountable, plural Waldridges)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).
   2. The site of a lost medieval village in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7807).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Waldridge is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Waldridge is most common among White (95.23%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Waldridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.