Explore the Family Name Etheredge

The meaning of Etheredge

English: variant of Etheridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Etheredge in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Etheredge has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, Etheredge was ranked 11,547th most popular, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 12,040th position. This represents a rank change of -4.27%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people with the Etheredge surname increased from 2,497 in 2000 to 2,592 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.8%. However, the proportion of people with the Etheredge surname per 100,000 decreased by 5.38%, dropping from 0.93 in 2000 to 0.88 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,547	#12,040	-4.27%
Count	2,497	2,592	3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.93	0.88	-5.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Etheredge

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Etheredge between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this surname identify as White, although this percentage decreased from 76.81% in 2000 to 72.15% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races, growing by 85.58%. Additionally, the percentages of people identifying as Black and Hispanic also increased, with the former rising from 20.54% to 22.72% and the latter from 1.28% to 2.20%. In 2010, small percentages of people with the Etheredge surname were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.42%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.58%), categories that were not recorded for this surname in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.81%	72.15%	-6.07%
Black	20.54%	22.72%	10.61%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.2%	71.88%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.93%	85.58%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.42%	0%