Ironsides Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ironsides Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the iron-side,' a sobriquet for some strong, thick-ribbed man. History is familiar with Cromwell's Ironsides. But it must not be forgotten that Durham is a large centre of the haematite industry, and that -side is a common local suffix in that district (v.
Read More About This SurnameIronsides Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Ironsides Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the iron-side,' a sobriquet for some strong, thick-ribbed man. History is familiar with Cromwell's Ironsides. But it must not be forgotten that Durham is a large centre of the haematite industry, and that -side is a common local suffix in that district (v. Akenside). Therefore it might well be that Iron-side simply meant 'at the side of the iron lode,' or 'pit.'
John Ironside, mercer, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.
1577. Ralph Ironsyde, County Durham: Register of the University of Oxford.
1604. Gilbert Ironside, Gloucestershire: ibid.
Gilbert Ironside, 1661, bishop of Bristol: Crockford's Clerical Directory.
1683-6. William Pawlett and Martha Ironside: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
There is a place Ironside at New Deer, Aberdeenshire, and a farm called Earnside in Moray. At Black Ironside, or Earnside, near Newburgh, Fife, Wallace is said to have gained a victory over the English and drove them out of Fife. The surname most probably originated from the Aberdeenshire place. In the eighteenth century the surname was very common in the district of New Deer. Mage Irynsyd was banished from Aberdeen in 1570 (CRA., p. 368), Patrick Irnesyde in Tarnehill was a victim of the Aberdeen witches in 1597 (SCM., I, p. 133), and James Irnesyde, at the old mill c Foveran, was accused in 1627 of being an 'idle and masterless man" (RPC.). Edmund Yrinsyde who witnessed a quit-claim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346) may have derived his name from Earnside near Newburgh. Thomas Ironside was a minor poet of the nineteenth century. Andrew Jamieson Ironside was a land surveyor in 1870, and four men named Ironside from Turriff and New Byth served in the first Great War (Turriff). Dr. G. E. Ironside, a native of Aberdeen, published the first Greek book printed in New York, the Institutio Gtaecae grammaticis, 1817.
(English) a nickname for a Brave, Strong Soldier [Old English írensíd(e - íren, iron + síd(e, side; síd, big] Eádmund cing Irensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe.
(Eadmund the king was called Ironside for his doughtiness).— A.-Saxon Citron., A.D. 1057.
A title of valour, well-known amongst us, from the days of the Saxon Edward, to those of Cromwell's ' Ironsides,' and since, whenever we speak of a robust person. Berry attributes five coats to this surname.
Ironsides Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ironsides Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ironsides is most common in Canada. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ironsides? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ironsides is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Ironsides are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Ironsides is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. Other than Canada it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Ironsides Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ironsides has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ironsides last name declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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