[Facts] Re: surname meaning
by Andy ;—) (guest)
2/14/2005, 10:11 PM
1. English: from a Middle English personal name, Baldrik (see Baldree). In the British Isles, the name now occurs chiefly in northeastern England.
2. Possibly an altered spelling of the cognate German name Baldrich.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)