Auld Surname
Approximately 11,364 people bear this surname
Auld Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the old,' a North English form: v. Ould; compare Young, Yonge. The following is curious: —
1608. 'July 7, was delivered onto Christes hospitall a child that was laid at Sir William Paddie's dore, who is named Elizabeth Aide': St.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,947 | 1:91,832 | 10,327 |
| Australia | 2,558 | 1:10,553 | 1,562 |
| Scotland | 1,342 | 1:3,989 | 693 |
| England | 1,175 | 1:47,420 | 5,960 |
| Canada | 920 | 1:40,050 | 5,002 |
| New Zealand | 392 | 1:11,552 | 2,009 |
| Northern Ireland | 339 | 1:5,443 | 1,022 |
| South Africa | 182 | 1:297,680 | 28,740 |
| Jamaica | 180 | 1:15,944 | 1,497 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| Honduras | 25 | 1:352,658 | 2,892 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Grenada | 17 | 1:6,384 | 671 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 300 | 1:14,766 | 1,897 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,481 | 1:2,527 | 448 |
| England | 333 | 1:73,199 | 8,070 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 869 | 1:57,789 | 6,419 |
Auld (26) may also be a first name.
Auld Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the old,' a North English form: v. Ould; compare Young, Yonge. The following is curious: —
1608. 'July 7, was delivered onto Christes hospitall a child that was laid at Sir William Paddie's dore, who is named Elizabeth Aide': St. Mary Aldermary.
1788. Married — John Ault and Mary Williams: St. George, Hanover Square.
1805. — George Slemaker and Ann Auld: ibid.
James Ault and Sarah Poucher: ibid.
From OE, (e)ald, old. As a personal name Ealda is found in an Old English charter of 765 A.D. Alda occurs in the Liber Vitae of Durham, and Alda cinges gefera ("the king's companion") is in record in a charter of 743 (Birch, Cartutarium Saxonicum, 171). Auld was a not uncommon name in Ayrshire from early times. John Alde was servitor of the earl of Carrick in 1284 (Bain, II, 260), and another John Alde was burgess of Perth in 1292 (Milne, p. 5). An agreement was made in 1302 between Nicholas de Haya, dominus de Eroll, and William dictus Ad filius quondam Johannis dictus Ald, burgess of Perth (SCM., II, p. 315). Robert Alde was juror on an inquest held at Berwick in 1315 (Bain, III, 461), Bartholomew Alde was a burgess of Irvine in 1477 (Irvine, 150), and an action was pursued against Johne Auld and others for the wrongous taking of the hay of the Mains of Curmanok in 1488 (ALC.,p. 115). John Aulde held a tenement in Glasgow in 1494 (REG., 469), and Robert Awld and William Auld appear in Lanark in 1501 (Lanark, p. 11). Andro Auld was a bonnet maker in Edinburgh in 1532 (EBR., p. 22), and John Auld was commissioner to Parliament for the burgh of Irvine in 1542 (APS,, II, p. 410). James Auld in Galdinoch was one of the retainers of Wchtrid McDougall of Frewche in Galloway in 1635 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 125), and in the same year John MacAuId in Findret was charged by John Grant of Ballindalloch with having reset the traitor James Grant and others (ibid., 2. ser. VI p. 112). Arnchibald M'Auld, a retainer of Kennedy of Cassilis, was charged in 1635 with armed convocation and riot (ibid., 2. ser. V, p. 509), John Ald was reider at Dysart, 1636 (PBK., p. 92), Andrew Auld in May, Caithness, was a follower of William Sinclair of Mey in 1670 (ibid., 3. ser. III, p. 194), and William Auld was proprietor in Rothesay in 1689. Auld is also used as one of the Anglicized forms of MacCathail, a name with which it has no connection in root or meaning. Latinized Aldius in Bute in 1507, and in Ireland it appears as Ould.
Scot. forms of Old, q.v.
(Scottish) Descendant of Ealda (Old); the elderly person.
The Scotch form of Eld-old.
Auld Demographics
Auld Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Auld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Auld Come From? nationality or country of origin
Auld (Arabic: ياولد) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Auld? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,641st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 641,284 people. The last name Auld occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Auld are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Auld is also the 2,084,397th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,947 people, or 1 in 91,832. In The United States Auld is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Auld occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and Scotland, where 12 percent live.
Auld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Auld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Auld Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States Auld are 10.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Auld earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning 390,026 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.26% more than the national average, earning R 483,012 per year; in United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauld | 89 | 3,260 | / |
| Aulds | 89 | 720 | / |
| Hauld | 89 | 5 | / |
| Aueld | 89 | 0 | / |
| Aul | 86 | 3,106 | / |
| Ald | 86 | 725 | / |
| Uld | 86 | 32 | / |
| Ould | 75 | 22,696 | / |
| Gaul | 75 | 14,580 | / |
| Ault | 75 | 12,463 | / |
| Hald | 75 | 5,182 | / |
| Aule | 75 | 3,522 | / |
| Aull | 75 | 1,967 | / |
| Guld | 75 | 976 | / |
| Auel | 75 | 873 | / |
| Ajul | 75 | 691 | / |
| Haul | 75 | 597 | / |
| Ayul | 75 | 373 | / |
| Huld | 75 | 247 | / |
| Auhl | 75 | 190 | / |
| Ahul | 75 | 160 | / |
| Gald | 75 | 124 | / |
| Aldd | 75 | 49 | / |
| Auul | 75 | 47 | / |
| Alhd | 75 | 13 | / |
| Aiul | 75 | 11 | / |
| Alld | 75 | 11 | / |
| Eald | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aldh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Euld | 75 | 4 | / |
| Asld | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aldı | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aulp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ulds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ausl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Autl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aldt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uold | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uild | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aldz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ueld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uldt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ulld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Usld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aild | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aujl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aulh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hauglid | 73 | 412 | / |
| Hausild | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haule | 67 | 119,474 | / |
| Gould | 67 | 97,489 | / |
| Al | 67 | 71,408 | / |
| Gajul | 67 | 21,657 | / |
| Ul | 67 | 9,942 | / |
| Heald | 67 | 9,428 | / |
| Oueld | 67 | 2,228 | / |
| Hould | 67 | 951 | / |
| Hajul | 67 | 733 | / |
| Ayule | 67 | 520 | / |
| Oulds | 67 | 439 | / |
| Ayoul | 67 | 433 | / |
| Auyal | 67 | 389 | / |
| Gaull | 67 | 328 | / |
| Aultz | 67 | 293 | / |
| Ajoul | 67 | 287 | / |
| Hausl | 67 | 243 | / |
| Huldt | 67 | 225 | / |
| Aulph | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ausel | 67 | 126 | / |
| Aldsh | 67 | 123 | / |
| Hault | 67 | 97 | / |
| Allds | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gauhl | 67 | 65 | / |
| Auell | 67 | 63 | / |
| Hauel | 67 | 61 | / |
| Außel | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hayul | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ehald | 67 | 46 | / |
| Haiul | 67 | 44 | / |
| Haldt | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gaulė | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hauszyld | 67 | 32 | / |
| Aults | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hauszild | 67 | 25 | / |
| Haull | 67 | 20 | / |
| Auhll | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hahul | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aucel | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ahyul | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouldt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aucil | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aouel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahull | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aullh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ausle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Autel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gauel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aajul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ailed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Autil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hauchild | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aaild | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hauscild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayull | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ausil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aulle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Halds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhdh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaulh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aujle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aujlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aulte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ausseldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Authl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uldch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ullhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajuol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulldh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aultt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ahyld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Euald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eault | 67 | 0 | / |
Auld Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Auld in the Arabic language | ||
| ياولد | yawld | - |
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