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 642
Coal Miner 101
Labourer 48
Agricultural Labourer 41
Domestic Servant 37
General Servant 35
House Keeper 35
Dress Maker 31
Lead Miner 31
Farmers Son 28
Farmer 27
Farm Servant 22
Stone Mason 22
Annuitant 21
Farmers Wife 21
Miner 18
Cotton Weaver 15
Blacksmith 14
Farm Labourer 14
Worsted Weaver 14
Servant 13
Joiner 13
Farmer's Son 12
Grocer 12
Tailor 12

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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