The Wooldridge surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,788 people carried this name — #4,550 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,790).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wooldridge surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Wulfric’.

His entry covers Wooldridge and Wooldredge.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 826 · public domain.

In print

Wooldridge in American newspapers,
1877–1921.

Newspaper page from Public Ledger carrying the name Wooldridge
Public Ledger 1877-10-01
Newspaper page from The Clovis News carrying the name Wooldridge
The Clovis News 1921-06-02
Newspaper page from The Camden Chronicle carrying the name Wooldridge
The Camden Chronicle 1904-12-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,908 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wooldridge in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

9,904 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wooldridge. The most, 2,547, date from the 1870s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 4,215
South Australia 2,015
New South Wales 1,780
Queensland 1,256
Western Australia 506
Tasmania 91
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wooldridge.

Who carried it

People named Wooldridge,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Abbey Lincoln
    Abbey Lincoln 1930–2010 · actor
  • Mary Mogg 1744–1829
  • James Warwick Wooldridge 1813–1891
  • Samuel Otway Wooldridge 1814– · naval officer
  • C. W. Wooldridge 1847–1908 · physician
  • C. W. Wooldridge 1847–1908 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wooldridge,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States468 records

468 records of the Wooldridge name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 284
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 99
  • Other U.S. records 85
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Grant Wooldridge

    Born 1917 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; meat cutter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ghilda Wooldridge

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the Koenig Albert from Genoa and Naples, aged 23; nurse. From Bergamo, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Claude Wooldridge

    Born 1930; from Los Angeles County, California. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 468 records for Wooldridge in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia158 records

158 records of the Wooldridge name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 63
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 39
  • Other Australian records 56
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Tasman Wooldridge

    Married 1886 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 28. Died 1937 in Tasmania, aged 80. Will registered in Tasmania in 1937.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Wooldridge

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Shalimar, aged 34; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Wooldridge

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tortoise, sailing from Plymouth in 1841. Native of Berkshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 158 records for Wooldridge in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Wooldridge name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Zella Wooldridge

    Died 1930; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Mark Wooldridge

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John J. Wooldridge

    Married 1905 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Wooldridge in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom12 records

12 records of the Wooldridge name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 10
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. E. Wooldridge

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. E. Wooldridge

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Wooldridge

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Wooldridge in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Wooldridge name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Murrey Wooldridge

    Married in 1945 in Assen; farmer.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hettie Wooldridge

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1876.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Wooldridge name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Catherine Wooldridge

    Born 1923 in the United Kingdom; died 1991 in Reims (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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