Elderidge

Elderidge
This interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "Aedelric", a personal compound which translates as "noble ruler", and is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Ailred, Aldret" and "Eldred". The surname was first recorded in the latter part of the 13th Century (see below), and later developments included: Richardus Alurici, in (1209, Warwickshire); Robert Alrych (1279, Huntingdonshire); and William Eldrich (1336, Surrey). There are no less than ten "modern" spellings of the surname, these are: Aldrich, Aldrick, Aldridge, Alldridge, Allderidge, Elderidge, Eldridge, Elrick and Oldridge. Some of the names may be locational from the Saxon villages of Aldridge in Staffordshire, and Aldridge Grove in Buckinghamshire. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Geoffrey Aldrich, which was dated 1275, in the "Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Aldrich — This interesting name is derived either from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal compound name Aedelric . or the later town of Aldridge in Staffordshire, or Aldridge Grove in Buckingham, or from some lost medieval village known to have… …   Surnames reference

  • Aldrick — This interesting name is derived either from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal compound name Aedelric . or the later town of Aldridge in Staffordshire, or Aldridge Grove in Buckingham, or from some lost medieval village known to have… …   Surnames reference

  • Aldridge — This interesting name is derived either from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal compound name Aedelric . or the later town of Aldridge in Staffordshire, or Aldridge Grove in Buckingham, or from some lost medieval village known to have… …   Surnames reference

  • Alldridge — This interesting name is derived either from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal compound name Aedelric . or the later town of Aldridge in Staffordshire, or Aldridge Grove in Buckingham, or from some lost medieval village known to have… …   Surnames reference

  • Arlidge — This interesting name is derived either from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal compound name Aedelric . or the later town of Aldridge in Staffordshire, or Aldridge Grove in Buckingham, or from some lost medieval village known to have… …   Surnames reference

  • Allderidge — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century Aedelric , a personal compound which translates as noble ruler , and is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ailred, Aldret and Eldred …   Surnames reference

  • Elrick — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century Aedelric , a personal compound which translates as noble ruler , and is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ailred, Aldret and Eldred …   Surnames reference

  • Allridge — This ancient surname is English. It has three possible origins. The first is from the Olde English pre 7th century personal name Aedelric , meaning noble power or similar. The second is locational either from the town of Aldridge in the county of …   Surnames reference

  • Eldredge — This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may derive from the Old English pre 7th Century personal names Aelfric or Aethelric , both of which survived the influence of Norman… …   Surnames reference

  • Eldridge — This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may derive from the Old English pre 7th Century personal names Aelfric or Aethelric , both of which survived the influence of Norman… …   Surnames reference

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