KERRIDGE
The surname Kerridge is a purely English locational surname, signifying that the earliest bearer was associated with a particular landscape feature. It derives from the Old English words carr, meaning “rock”, and hrycg, meaning “ridge”, so that the name originally described someone who lived near or upon a rocky ridge.
Geographically, the name is most strongly linked with the county of Cheshire, where a hamlet called Kerridge lies near Prestbury. The toponym in this setting is often interpreted as “the bog by the ridge”, another reference to the terrain that would have dominated the local scenery.
In addition to the standard form, the name has appeared in a variety of spellings over the centuries. Early variants include Carriage, Kerrich, Kerrodg, Kerrod and, less frequently, Courage. Some of these forms are associated mainly with the London and Home Counties area, whereas the spelling Kerridge is well documented across much of England.
Documentary evidence for the surname dates back to at least the mid‑thirteenth century. For example, a Walter Curage is listed in the Court Rolls of Colchester in 1254, and a John de Curage appears in Bedford records in 1309. Later parish registers contain further appointments: a Susanna Carriage, noted as the daughter of Thomas Kerridge, was christened at St Dionis Backchurch in London in 1632; a John Kerrodg was baptised at St Dunstans in East Stepney on 15 September 1679; and a Walter Kerrod married Elizabeth Sully at St Martins in the Field, Westminster, on 19 February 1784.
Throughout medieval times and well into the twentieth century, such locational surnames were commonly used to identify individuals who had moved away from their place of birth. This practice helped to distinguish newcomers in communities where many people shared the same first name. The persistence of the name Kerridge across England, especially in Cheshire, attests to the enduring nature of these naming conventions and to the geographical stability of the communities that bore them.
Typical given names associated with the Kerridge surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- Brian
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Neil
- Paul
- Peter
- Stephen
Female
- Christine
- Helen
- Jacqueline
- Joanne
- Julie
- Karen
- Margaret
- Nicola
- Sandra
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Carage
- Caragea
- Caridge
- Carige
- Carouge
- Carrage
- Carriage
- Carridge
- Carrijo
- Coorjee
- Courage
- Courridge
- Crage
- Cragie
- Craige
- Craigie
- Credge
- Cridge
- Crige
- Crudge
- Curaj
- Curedge
- Curraj
- Gardge
- Gareja
- Garge
- Gargi
- Gargia
- Garijo
- Gheorge
- Goerge
- Goraj
- Gordge
- Goreja
- Gorge
- Gorgee
- Gorgi
- Gorgie
- Goridge
- Gorji
- Gorridge
- Gourge
- Gourju
- Grage
- Graigie
- Graj
- Graja
- Greige
- Gridge
- Grige
- Grudge
- Gruge
- Guraj
- Gureje
- Gurjao
- Gurjee
- Gurraj
- Gurridge
- Guruge
- Karaj
- Karaji
- Karege
- Karge
- Karridge
- Keraj
- Keridge
- Kerrage
- Kerredge
- Kerrey
- Kerri
- Kerriage
- Kerridger
- Kerrie
- Kerrige
- Kerris
- Kirrage
- Kirridge
- Koorjee
- Korge
- Korj
- Korjie
- Kraaij
- Krage
- Kraj
- Kraja
- Krige
- Kruge
- Krywyj
- Kurji
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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Did you know?
According to a survey carried out by Democracy Club, politicians and candidates with the surname Kerridge are most likely to say that their favourite biscuit is a Ginger Nut.
There are approximately 2,224 people named Kerridge in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,853rd most common surname in Britain. Around 34 in a million people in Britain are named Kerridge.
Famous people named Kerridge
- Tom Kerridge - Chef
- Mary Kerridge - Actress (1914 to 1999)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.