What is "paltridge"

Paltridge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• William Paltridge (1834–1890) Mount Gambier, South Australia, farmer and politician
• Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge KBE (1910–1966) member of Australian Senate from Western Australia
• Garth William Paltridge (born 1940) retired atmospheric physicist from Queensland, Australia