Sandridge
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English
Etymology
From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Proper noun
Sandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Sandridges)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in the city of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1710). [1]
- A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9364).
- Former name of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Alternative form of Sand Ridge, West Virginia.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sandridge is the 15700th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1858 individuals. Sandridge is most common among White (69.7%) and Black/African American (24.43%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sandridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.