GUTTERIDGE
Gutteridge is an English surname of topographical origin. According to linguistic evidence it derives from the Old English elements gutere, meaning a channel or gutter, and rigg, meaning a ridge. The composition suggests that the name was originally applied to a person who dwelt near or worked with gutters situated upon a ridge, or that the individual occupied land characterised by such a feature.
Historical records provide several early attestations of the surname and its variants. The earliest known instance appears in the Pipe Rolls of 1176, where a person is recorded as Ailric Cuterich. Subsequent documents in the fourteenth century refer to names such as Joan Cudrich (Oxford, 1279), Jane Godrige (Cambridge, 1279), and Hugh Coterich (Somerset, 1327). In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries the name is listed in various tax rolls as Arthur Gutteridge (Suffolk, 1674), Richard Gatteridge (Stepney, 1705) and John Gutridge (London, 1726).
The surname has been rendered in many orthographic variations, including Cuttridge, Cutteridge, Cutress, Cutriss, Gatheridge, Gatteridge, Goweridge, Goodridge, Goodrick, Gutridge, and others. Such variation reflects the lack of standardised spelling in the Middle Ages and the phonetic transcription employed by local scribes. In some cases, the name appears to be linked to the village now known as Goodrich in Herefordshire, recorded in 1102 as Castellum Godric or Godric’s Castle. The personal name Cuthric, meaning “famous ruler”, is also said to underlie several early forms of the surname, although this hypothesis is less widely attested.
While the surname is relatively uncommon, the United Kingdom remains its predominant location, with the highest concentration occurring in England. Minor but discernible numbers of individuals bearing the name can also be found in former British colonies such as Australia, the United States and Canada.
The most frequently observed surnames that share a similar root or phonetic resemblance include Cutteridge, Gutterage, Guttridge, Gutridge, and Gotteridge. Variants that are merely homophonous but do not share an etymological origin— for instance Butteridge, Nuttridge or Rutteridge—are not considered cognates. Determination of a precise lineage for a particular family line would require targeted genealogical or genetic testing.
Typical given names associated with the Gutteridge surname
Male
- Andrew
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Amanda
- Christine
- Claire
- Elizabeth
- Jane
- Jeanette
- Julie
- Lucy
- Margaret
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 3,128 people named Gutteridge in the UK. That makes it roughly the 2,884th most common surname in Britain. Around 48 in a million people in Britain are named Gutteridge.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Gutteridge
- Lucy Gutteridge - Actress
- Reg Gutteridge - Boxing commentator (1924 to 2009)
- Jeff Gutteridge -
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