Surname Spotlight: Attridge

Attridge began as an English family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “dweller at, or near, a ridge or range of hills”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 519 people named Attridge, ranking it number 41,886 among American surnames.
• It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

Heraldry and the Attridge name

If an Attridge family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows. Want more than a summary? See the Attridge family name pack.