Alderdice Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Alderdice Surname Definition:

For Allerdice, q.v.

Alderdice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Canada3661:100,67110,935
Australia1611:167,67517,258
England1571:354,89225,525
Northern Ireland1441:12,8131,854
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1771:25,0272,709
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Alderdice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Allerdice, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Alderdice Last Name Facts

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

Alderdice is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alderdice? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alderdice is the 281,605th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,319,377 people. Alderdice occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Alderdice live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Alderdice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alderdice has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 771 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Alderdice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Alderdice are 27.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alderdice earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.8% less than the national average, earning R 154,944 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allderdice9576/
Alderdyce8961/
Elderdice8941/
Alderdise890/
Aldredige781/
Elderdyce780/
Eldordice780/
Olderdisse749/
Aldredes711/
Eldardicy672/
Alldredege531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alderdice
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis