Alderwood Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Alderwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alderwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Alderwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alderwood is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Alderwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alderwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alderwood is the 3,323,005th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Alderwood occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Alderwood are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,228,186. In Canada Alderwood is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 63 percent reside, Alberta, where 33 percent reside and British Columbia, where 3 percent reside. Besides Canada Alderwood exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Alderwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alderwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alderwood last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alderwood Last Name Statistics demography

Alderwood earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,444 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Alderwood
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