Allardice Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Allardice Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Allardyce,' an estate in the parish of Arbuthnot, Kincardine.

1705. Married — James Farquhar and Helen Innes; witnesses, Alex. Allardyce and Gavin Young: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Allardice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3361:15,9341,975
Australia3041:88,80210,230
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
England1901:293,25322,497
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Canada421:877,27667,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3481:10,7561,348
England471:518,62527,981
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Allardice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Allardyce,' an estate in the parish of Arbuthnot, Kincardine.

1705. Married — James Farquhar and Helen Innes; witnesses, Alex. Allardyce and Gavin Young: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Allardyce (Kincardineshire) [perh. (with intrus. -ar~) from Old Gaelic all, a cliff + deas, southern]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who Calflefrom the barony of Allardyce, in Kinncardineshire.

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

Local: from Allardice, originally Alrethes, in Kincardineshire. The family were seated there, temp. William the Lion.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Allardice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Allardice has its highest incidence in Scotland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Allardice.

How Common Is The Last Name Allardice? popularity and diffusion

It is the 289,639th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Allardice are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 15,934. In Scotland it is primarily found in: Dundee City, where 17 percent live, Angus, where 13 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding Scotland it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Allardice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Allardice has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Allardice surname fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 404 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Allardice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Allardice surname are 4.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Allardice earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.3% more than the national average, earning R 285,888 per year; in United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.14% less than the national average, earning $39,676 CAD per year.

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