Alder Surname
Approximately 17,849 people bear this surname
Alder Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the aldertree'; compare Ash, Nash, Birch, Rowntree, &c.; from residence thereby. The plural is found in the two entries following: —
Thomas in the Alren. Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameAlder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,166 | 1:70,162 | 8,142 |
| England | 3,778 | 1:14,748 | 2,178 |
| Switzerland | 2,178 | 1:3,771 | 528 |
| Israel | 1,118 | 1:7,654 | 1,201 |
| Australia | 1,006 | 1:26,835 | 3,650 |
| Germany | 974 | 1:82,654 | 10,439 |
| Yemen | 817 | 1:32,344 | 3,012 |
| Canada | 549 | 1:67,114 | 7,748 |
| Palestine | 356 | 1:12,778 | 2,383 |
| New Zealand | 206 | 1:21,982 | 3,854 |
| Lebanon | 187 | 1:30,145 | 3,121 |
| Syria | 129 | 1:149,620 | 3,720 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Guyana | 113 | 1:6,745 | 1,132 |
| Jordan | 104 | 1:85,023 | 6,561 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Scotland | 98 | 1:54,631 | 4,602 |
| Paraguay | 85 | 1:85,138 | 2,089 |
| Wales | 82 | 1:37,738 | 3,712 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Jamaica | 45 | 1:63,777 | 3,321 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,087 | 1:11,680 | 1,782 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 701 | 1:71,639 | 7,688 |
Alder (5,017) may also be a first name.
Alder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the aldertree'; compare Ash, Nash, Birch, Rowntree, &c.; from residence thereby. The plural is found in the two entries following: —
Thomas in the Alren. Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Henry in the Alren, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
'Aldren = elders': Halliwell.
Richard atte Aire, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John atte Alre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Robert in the Aire, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Thus the 'd' in Alder is excrescent.
1605. Buried — Isaacke, s. Henrie Alders: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1621. — Margrett, wife of Richard Alder: ibid.
1743.—Elizabeth Alder: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name E)Aldhere. [Old English e)ald, old+ here, army].
2 Chief, Prince. [Old English e)aldor].
3 Dweller at an Alder-Tree, [Middle English alder, aller, Old English alr].
4 = Elder, q.v.
Alder was the name of proprietors in Prendwiek, Ailnham, and South Weetslade in 1663; early last century, George Alder, Esq., resided at Prendwiek (H.).
Alder Demographics
Alder Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Alder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alder (Georgian: ალდერ, Marathi: आलदर, Russian: Альдер) is found most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alder.
How Common Is The Last Name Alder? popularity and diffusion
Alder is the 29,942nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 408,289 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Alder reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Alder is also the 96,023rd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 5,017 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,166 people, or 1 in 70,162. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Switzerland, where 12 percent reside.
Alder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alder last name expanded 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Alder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Alder surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland and Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Alder surname are 33.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.4% more than the national average, earning R 421,560 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,264 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alder in the Georgian language | ||
| ალდერ | alder | - |
| Alder in the Marathi language | ||
| आलदर | aladara | 93.33 |
| आलंदर | alandara | 6.67 |
| Alder in the Russian language | ||
| Альдер | alder | - |
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