Aldred Surname

58,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Aldred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldred.' This personal name died out soon after the surname epoch, and instances of its occurrence as a fontal name are scarce.

Aldred fil. Roger. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

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Aldred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7471:11,7381,731
United States1,6741:216,52321,070
Canada7921:46,5225,709
Australia7071:38,1834,965
Jamaica2261:12,6991,275
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Scotland851:62,9865,075
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5811:9,4441,416
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Aldred (960) may also be a first name.

Aldred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aldred.' This personal name died out soon after the surname epoch, and instances of its occurrence as a fontal name are scarce.

Aldred fil. Roger. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Aldred Ander, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Alrede, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Aired, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1550-1. William Hawke and Magdalen Aldred: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Henry Aldred, vicar of Rushall, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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

From Old English E)Aldred, 'old (sage) counsel.' Aldredus, rural dean of Teviotdale, witnessed charter to the church of St. John in the Castle of Roxburgh, c. 1128 (REG., 4). Aklred, pistor, witnessed a charter by Roger, bishop elect of St. Andrews, relating to the church of Hadintun, c. 1189—98 (RPSA., p. 153).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Old (Sage) Counsel. [Anglo-Saxon E)Aldred—e)ald, old + ræd, counsel].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Aldred (old, counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) All—fear—see Albert.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Aldreth; a location name in Cambridgeshire.

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

Aldred Last Name Facts

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

Aldred (Arabic: الدرد, Marathi: डरेड) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Aldred click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldred? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,037th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 835,919 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Aldred are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 260,392nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 960 people.

Aldred is most frequent in England, where it is held by 4,747 people, or 1 in 11,738. In England Aldred is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Suffolk, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Aldred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aldred has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Aldred surname grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 8,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Aldred Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Aldred surname is principally Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Aldred are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Aldred earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.83% more than the national average, earning R 650,724 per year; in United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alldred92615/
Aldread9249/
Auldred920/
Aaldred920/
Aldre9110/
Alldread86400/
Eldred838,691/
Aldrey83850/
Aldret83108/
Haldre8377/
Alderd8313/
Aldrei839/
Aldrid838/
Aldres837/
Aldrez832/
Oldred831/
Aldrea831/
Altdre831/
Ealdre831/
Aldree831/
Aldrer831/
Aldrie830/
Aldrete776,660/
Aldrees773,758/
Aldrett77124/
Oldread7772/
Alderte7732/
Eldried7720/
Ouldred7718/
Haldrer7714/
Aldeard777/
Elldred776/
Aldrite774/
Aldress774/
Haldres773/
Holdred772/
Eeldred772/
Ealdree771/
Alderdz771/
Aldreas771/
Aldridh771/
Haldrea771/
Aldreej771/
Aldhrie771/
Aldroyd770/
Heldred770/
Oldreyd770/
Aldrest770/
Aldrech770/
Oldre73169/
Aldri7347/
Aldra7318/
Holdread71160/
Aldrette71137/
Alldrett7122/
Aldrecht7116/
Alderdte713/
Aldridte712/
Aldreich712/
Aldretch711/
Holdreed711/
Eldredth711/
Haldrete711/
Holdried711/
Gauldree711/
Aldeerte711/
D'Aldrea711/
Auldroyd710/
Holdreid710/
Aldridth710/
Oldrey67186/
Oldrid6789/
Eldrid6757/
Aldert6743/
Eldret6738/
Haldra6723/
Aldris6711/
Aldroa6710/
Oldret676/
Alhdri676/
Galdreath675/
Algyre674/
Haldri674/
Alhdry674/
Galdri673/
Holdre672/
Oldryd672/
Oldres672/
Aldroy671/
Alldra671/
Aldrai671/
Aldraj671/
Aldray671/
Aldriy671/
Aldrzi671/
Oldrei671/
Aldrit670/
Heldredth670/
Olderd670/
Aldroi670/
Goldre670/
Galdry670/

Aldred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aldred in the Marathi language
डरेडdareda50
अलमेडाalameda50
Aldred in the Arabic language
الدردaldrd-

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Aldred Reference & Research

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