Fridge Family History
Fridge Name Meaning
Scottish and English: perhaps a derivative of Middle English frig ‘to quiver’ which is probably related to the modern English word fridge in its obsolete sense ‘to fidget’; the nickname would have denoted a nervous restless or fidgety person. Compare Frick 3 of which Fridge is a variant. Americanized form of German Fritsch .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022