# Claridge

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #68,097

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* A metronymic surname from the Old French female given name Clarice.
* Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, probably named with Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/claridge