Alderton Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Alderton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Alderton = 1 the Alder-Tree Farm. (v. under Alder3, and + Old English tún]. 2 E)Aldhere's or E)Aldor’s Estate or Farm. [v. Alders, and+O.E. tún].

Alderton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2801:24,4383,373
Australia1,5031:17,9612,511
United States1,1281:321,32929,290
New Zealand3221:14,0632,450
Canada2031:181,50518,050
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Wales331:93,7747,567
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
France161:4,151,420237,746
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3391:18,2042,624
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Alderton (14) may also be a first name.

Alderton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Alderton = 1 the Alder-Tree Farm. (v. under Alder3, and + Old English tún]. 2 E)Aldhere's or E)Aldor’s Estate or Farm. [v. Alders, and+O.E. tún].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Alderton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alderton (Russian: Алдертон) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alderton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,281st most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,270,936 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Alderton reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. Alderton is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Alderton is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,280 people, or 1 in 24,438. In England Alderton is most frequent in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Suffolk, where 10 percent reside and Norfolk, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Alderton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alderton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Alderton last name increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 823 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 714 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alderton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alderton last name are 27.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Alderton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.21% more than the national average, earning R 309,420 per year; in United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldeerton940/
Elderton88697/
Aldreton881/
Olderton881/
Helderton8220/
Eilderton828/
Ellderton821/
Aldeirtom821/
Goulderton780/
Eldairton712/

Alderton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alderton in the Russian language
Алдертонalderton-

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