Aldhous Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Aldhous Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldus'; not local, as several of its corrupted forms would seem to prove. These are simply imitative. The documentary proofs are extremely strong. Norfolk has been a long-established home for this name, both in its fontal and patronymic character.

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Aldhous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025

Aldhous Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldus'; not local, as several of its corrupted forms would seem to prove. These are simply imitative. The documentary proofs are extremely strong. Norfolk has been a long-established home for this name, both in its fontal and patronymic character.

William fil. Alduse. Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Cecilia fil. Aldus, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Aldus Waveloc, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugo fil. Aldus, Norfolk, ibid.

Hugo fil. Alduse, Norfolk, ibid.

Johannes Aldus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alan Haldehous, 1379: ibid.

Walter Aldous, rector of Wreningham, Norfolk, 1393: History of Norfolk.

Robert Aldhouse, rector of Narburgh, Norfolk, 1355: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A local name; "the old house."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Aldous is an ancient east country name which at present has its principal home in and around Harleston in this county, though still found in Ipswich and Stowmarket. Aldus was the name of an Ipswich bailiff in 1654 (W.), and the name of Aldhuse was established in Stowmarket in the reign of Elizabeth (H.). In the forms of Aldus and Alduse it occurred in the reign of Edward I. in Norfolk, Notts, Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire (H. R.). We learn from Blomefield's "Norfolk" that Aldous was the name of the rector of Wreningham in that county in 1393, and that Thomas Aldous of Starston, Norfolk, died in 1740 at the age of 100: Aldhouse is also an old Norfolk name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Aldhous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aldhous occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Aldhous.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldhous? popularity and diffusion

Aldhous is the 2,136,387th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Aldhous are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Aldhous is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 19 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Dorset, where 10 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Aldhous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aldhous has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldhouse93132/
Aldous925,290/
Altdhouse880/
Auldhouse880/
Aldoush86717/
Aaldous861/
Galdous861/
Aldgous861/
Aldouss861/
Auldous860/
Aldhaus860/
Oldhous860/
Aldus83532/
Aldos83409/
Aldou8322/
Aldho831/
Oldhouse809/
Alldouss801/
Galdos775,686/
Aldoos772,849/
Haldos77314/
Aldhas77218/
Haldou7791/
Aldeus7773/
Aldhuy7773/
Galdus7757/
Aldoud7739/
Alldus7712/
Eldhos7712/
Galdou776/
Aldoss774/
Aldois774/
Aldhoy774/
Aldaus773/
Aldhui773/
Aldush772/
Haldus772/
Alhdou772/
Aldouh772/
Aldhoo771/
Aildou771/
Aldout771/
Aldouj771/
Aldoes770/
Ouldhouse7537/
Aldo735,331/
Aldu7382/
Aldahsh71248/
Holdhus71209/
Aldahas71207/
Aldheis7124/
Oldhaus7121/
Aldayus719/
Eldouss719/
Oldhues718/
Aldhash717/
Haildou714/
Aldoise713/
Aldajus712/
Aldouji712/
Haaldou712/
Eldoues712/
Halldou711/
Haldout711/
Galdo's711/
Aldoudh711/
Ateldou711/
Aldoies711/
Aldouha711/
Galddus711/
Alldoes710/
Aldas678,463/
Galdo676,190/
Aldha671,648/
Aldahash67975/
Eldos67261/
Aldhaish67237/
Aldod67200/
Aldui67131/
Aldoa67122/
Haldu67105/
Aldosova6795/
Haldo6770/
Alduc6750/
Aldoz6749/
Aldut6748/
Holdhaus6739/
Aldau6738/
Aldoh6737/
Aldah6729/
Galdu6719/
Goldhush6714/
Alduy6711/
Aldoy679/
Oldos678/
Aldoo678/
Alddo678/
Aldoc676/
Aldás676/
Aldoi674/
Alldo674/
Alhdo673/
Aldot673/
Alldu673/
Ealdo673/
Aldud673/
Alduhova672/
Aldop672/
Oldou672/
Aldue672/
Eldus671/
Aldju671/
Aildu671/
Alduz671/
Aldàs671/
Auldo671/

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