Alard Surname
Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname
Alard Surname Definition:
Alardus, clericus, charter witness in Anrus, c. 1170 (RAA., I, p. 38). Perhaps from Lalhheard, a common Old English personal name (Searle) or, perhaps better, from AEbelweard.
Alard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 867 | 1:76,612 | 10,770 |
| Belgium | 165 | 1:69,677 | 11,129 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Cuba | 44 | 1:261,880 | 5,025 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Alärd (5) are calculated separately.
Alard (222) may also be a first name.
Alard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Alardus, clericus, charter witness in Anrus, c. 1170 (RAA., I, p. 38). Perhaps from Lalhheard, a common Old English personal name (Searle) or, perhaps better, from AEbelweard.
A corruption, it is said, of the Anglo-Saxon personal name AEthelwald, but AElard occurs in Domesd. as a tenant of Earl Godwin in the time of the Confessor. "The name flourished in Winchelsea from the Conqueror's days." Collins. Cooper's Winchelsea.
Alard Demographics
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Alard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alard (Arabic: الرد, Marathi: आलदर्, Russian: Алард) occurs most in France. It can occur as a variant: Alärd. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alard is the 269,245th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Alard reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Alard is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 222 people.
Alard is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 76,612. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 24 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 12 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Alard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alard last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning R 273,432 per year and in United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,378 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alard in the Marathi language | ||
| आलदर् | aladar | 50 |
| आलडर् | aladar | 50 |
| Alard in the Russian language | ||
| Алард | alard | - |
| Alard in the Arabic language | ||
| الرد | alrd | - |
| العرض | alrd | - |
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