The etheridge Surname
etheridge Name Meaning and History
English: altered form of Edrich, from the Middle English
personal name Edrich, Ederick, Old English
Eadric, composed of the elements ead
‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + ric ‘power’. Current since the
beginning of the 17th century, it developed from the late 16th-century
forms Et(t)riche, Et(t)ridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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