Alderson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Alderson Name Meaning: Patronymic from the personal name Alder 'Alder tree'. 'The sun rising proper behind a green mount, thereupon a branch of alder, is the Crest'

The name may have been given to somebody who lived by an Alder tree or perhaps a group of them. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alderson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alderson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 549
Coal Miner 104
Agricultural Labourer 88
House Servant 51
Wife Of Above 46
Lead Miner 34
House Keeper 30
Farmers Son 29
Dress Maker 28
Labourer 26
General Servant 20
Servant 18
Stone Mason 17
Farm Servant 15
Worsted Weaver 15
Domestic Servant 14
Farmer 14
Carter 13
Worsted Spinner 13
Joiner 12
Farmer's Wife 12
Tailor 12
Laundress 11
Farmers Daughter 11
Farmers Daur 11

Alderson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Alderson 100% 33,268
2 Olderson 88% 174
3 Elderson 88% 151

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The surname Alderson is the most popular version of all its varients

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