Eldred Surname

58,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Eldred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eldred,' the same as Aldred, which see.

1569-70. William Fynche and Anne Eldrcade, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Married — Mathew Stevens and Ann Eldrid: St.

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Eldred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9061:61,3717,190
England1,4631:38,0854,958
Australia8461:31,9104,238
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Wales351:88,4157,250
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Scotland181:297,43413,849
India151:51,137,692512,385
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8751:27,8583,778
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8001:27,8993,424

Eldred (4,600) may also be a first name.

Eldred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eldred,' the same as Aldred, which see.

1569-70. William Fynche and Anne Eldrcade, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Married — Mathew Stevens and Ann Eldrid: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1793. — Newlyn Peter Shawyer and Sarah Eldred: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Aldred, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The extinct baronet family of Saxham, co. Suffolk, claimed a Saxon origin. The name is an Anglo-Saxon personal appellation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Ah reverent fear.

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

Eldred Last Name Facts

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

Eldred (Marathi: डेड) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldred? popularity and diffusion

Eldred is the 58,221st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 838,516 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Eldred live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 101,210th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,600 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,906 people, or 1 in 61,371. In The United States Eldred is primarily found in: Michigan, where 13 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Eldred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eldred has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eldred Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eldred surname are 18.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Eldred earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eldried9220/
Elldred926/
Eeldred922/
Geldred921/
Heldred920/
Eldre9127/
Eldredth861/
Aldred838,718/
Elderd8390/
Eldrid8357/
Heldre8352/
Geldre8346/
Eldret8338/
Eldres832/
Eldrer831/
Ealdre831/
Eldrge831/
Oldred831/
Eldreh831/
Eldreu830/
Eldrey830/
Heldredth800/
Hildred77956/
Eldreth77835/
Alldred77615/
Eldrett77215/
Gelderd77135/
Gildred77118/
Oldread7772/
Aldread7749/
Holdred772/
Elderte771/
Ealdree771/
Eldrech771/
Eldress771/
Eldaird771/
Heldrei771/
Oldreyd770/
Heldres770/
Aaldred770/
Eldri7325/
Eldra734/
Eldry730/
Ildre730/
Heldreth71840/
Alldread71400/
Holdread71160/
Geldeard7161/
Eldridte713/
Heldgerd712/
Eldretch712/
Holdreed711/
Hildredh711/
Heldrett711/
Eldreath711/
Hilldred711/
Holdried711/
Eldrette710/
Holdreid710/
Hildre67484/
Eldert67288/
Aldret67108/
Oldrid6789/
Heldreich6777/
Eldris6723/
Heldra6716/
Hildredth6715/
Heldri6710/
Aldrid678/
Oldret676/
Eldrys674/
Elhdry674/
Geldry674/
Geldri673/
Oldryd672/
Eldroi671/
Heldrecht671/
Gildre671/
Eldrit671/
Helldreth670/
Heildreth670/
Eldroy670/
Heldrethe670/

Eldred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eldred in the Marathi language
डेडdeda-

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