Aldrich Surname

20,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Aldrich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alderich.' Although wearing a local guise, it is easy to see that Aldridge belongs to the baptismal class.

William Ailrich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John fil.

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Aldrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,9591:15,1281,906
England9461:58,8997,031
Canada4771:77,2448,680
South Africa2601:208,37622,133
Australia1571:171,94717,598
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Spain621:754,06531,946
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Wales271:114,6128,773
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
China101:136,732,1577,199
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Macau21:300,8151,009
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4781:50,9946,193
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6211:6,590825

Aldrich (3,569) may also be a first name.

Aldrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alderich.' Although wearing a local guise, it is easy to see that Aldridge belongs to the baptismal class.

William Ailrich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John fil. Aldrech. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

John Aldrich, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Alrich. 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Robertus Aldrech, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Aldryche, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1469: History of Norfolk.

1600-10. Peter Aldrich and Catherine Rowell: Marriage Lic. 'London).

'Robert Aldrich, or Aldridge (d. 1556), scholar and divine, was born at Burnham, in Buckinghamshire, towards the close of the 15th century': Dictionary of National Biography.

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

(Teutonic) 1 Old Ruler. [Teutonic Alderich, E)Aldric. &c.-Old Saxon ald = O.H.Ger. alt = Old English e)ald, old + -ric(h, Old Teutonic *rik-, ruler].

2 Poss. also a descendant of the com­mon Anglo-Saxon Æthelric-Noble Ruler.

[Old English aðel-e, noble]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Noble Ruler” in Old English (Aedelric). Also place name in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Alderich (noble, ruler); sometimes a variant of Aldridge, q.v.

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

An ancient personal name. As a surname it is found in the H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Places in Staffordshire and elsewhere.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) The same as Aldred, of which it is a corruption.

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

Aldrich and Aldridge are, for the most part, east country names, and they have been so for six centuries and more. At present they occur mostly in Suffolk, Norfolk, Surrey, Herts, and Berks, with a few in Gloucestershire. In the 13th century they occurred in the forms of Aldrich and Aldric in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire (H. R.). Aldrich is an ancient personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

The sixty-six Spaniards bearing this surname are Catalans or are of Catalan ancestry. The name comes from a Germanic first name, Alderich.

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Aldrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aldrich occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldrich? popularity and diffusion

Aldrich is the 20,815th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 277,981 people. The surname Aldrich occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Aldrich reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,543rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 3,569 people.

The last name Aldrich is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,959 people, or 1 in 15,128. In The United States Aldrich is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Aldrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aldrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Aldrich last name increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aldrich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Aldrich last name are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% registered with the party.

The amount Aldrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.56% more than the national average, earning R 372,036 per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,218 CAD per year.

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Aldrich Reference & Research

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