Adlard Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Adlard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adelard' or 'Athelard'; v. Allard. Adelhard was a cousin of Charlemagne, and Abbot of Corbie. (Yonge, ii. 399.)

Adelardus: Domesday.

Athelard de Barwe: Close Roll, 2 Edward I.

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Adlard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4861:114,64611,731
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada471:783,94961,790
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2981:81,7978,741
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Adlard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adelard' or 'Athelard'; v. Allard. Adelhard was a cousin of Charlemagne, and Abbot of Corbie. (Yonge, ii. 399.)

Adelardus: Domesday.

Athelard de Barwe: Close Roll, 2 Edward I.

Adam Adelard, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon fil. Aderlard, Lincolnshire, ibid.

'Adelard, or Alard, or Aluered Baate, chaplain of Magdalen, 1505: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Athelard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1794. Married — William Tollitt and Elizabeth Adlard: St. Geoorge, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Noble-Brave. [Teutonic Adah hard, Æthelh(e)ard, &c.— O. Sax. aðal = O.H.Ger. adal— Old English æðele, noble + Teutonic hard/t, hard, brave]. The Domesday form was generally Adelard-us.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Alard. Adelard, H. R. Adelardus, Domesd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Adlard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adlard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adlard is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adlard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,006th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Adlard live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Adlard is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 114,646. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 27 percent live, Merseyside, where 12 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Adlard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adlard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Adlard last name grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adlard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adlard are 15.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Adlard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.45% more than the national average, earning R 405,048 per year; in United States they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $45,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $64,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hadlard920/
Adlar9182/
Adellard8624/
Adillard861/
Adlyar837/
Hadlar835/
Edlard831/
Gadlar831/
Odlard831/
Audillard801/
Gadillard801/
Adlhart77106/
Adellar774/
Gadlord772/
Aidlear771/
Adlaire771/
Aedlord771/
Edliard771/
Addlehardt750/
Adlor733/
Odlar731/
Odillard71231/
Adlarova7116/
Adillayr711/
Adillyar711/
Adlour6771/
Gaudellar6760/
Ádelhardt6734/
Hodlar675/
Odlare674/
Adloor674/
Adlyarova673/
Godlar672/
Adlore671/
Adleheart671/
O'Dillard671/
Adlert671/
Eidlar671/

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