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Windridge Family History

Windridge Surname Meaning

From Windrush (Gloucs), which is recorded as Wenerigge in 1250 and Wyndridge in 1590, or possibly from the river that gave its name to the Gloucs place (itself from Proto-Welsh *wïnn ‘white’ + *rēsc ‘fen’). Compare Windross.

From Windridge Farm in Saint Michaels (Herts), which is recorded as Wyndrug(g)e in about 1275, 1342, and 1428, as Wyndrigge in 1389, and as Wenringe in 1198, Wynryng and Wyndryng in 1279.

It probably derives from Old English wind ‘wind’ + hrycg ‘ridge’. The persistent spellings in -ring seem to point to Old English hring ‘ring, circle’, but this makes it difficult to explain the forms in -regge, -rugge, and -rigge.

See Windred for a possible post-medieval development of this name.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Windridge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Windridge family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1881 and 1920. The most Windridge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 128 Windridge families living in Warwickshire. This was about 54% of all the recorded Windridge's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Windridge families in 1891.
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What did your Windridge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Windridge. 31% of Windridge men worked as a Builders Labourer and 87% of Windridge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Windridge were Farm Cowman and Unpaid Domestic.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Builders Labourer
    31%
  • General Labourer
    24%
  • Omnibus Driver
    16%
  • Farm Cowman
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    87%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    4%
  • Incapacitated
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%

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Between 1972 and 2004, in the United States, Windridge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Windridge in 1972 was 84, and 87 in 2004.

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