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.
Discover how your Alderson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 26 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 63 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1,382 |
| Essex | 24 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 30 |
| Lancashire | 368 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 217 |
| Middlesex | 28 |
| Northumberland | 93 |
| Norfolk | 26 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 25 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 34 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 156 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 1,496 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 37 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 828 |
| Coal Miner | 118 |
| Joiner | 37 |
| Farmers Son | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| General Labourer | 32 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Farmer | 28 |
| Farmers Wife | 23 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 19 |
| Farmers Daughter | 18 |
| Lead Miner | 18 |
| Labourer | 17 |
| General Servant | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Retired Farmer | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Alderson | 2,717 |
| John Alderson | 2,436 |
| William Alderson | 2,060 |
| Thomas Alderson | 1,693 |
| Elizabeth Alderson | 1,592 |
| George Alderson | 1,307 |
| James Alderson | 1,149 |
| Jane Alderson | 997 |
| Sarah Alderson | 947 |
| Margaret Alderson | 930 |
| Ann Alderson | 793 |
| Joseph Alderson | 673 |
| Hannah Alderson | 599 |
| Robert Alderson | 488 |
| Annie Alderson | 483 |
| Alice Alderson | 436 |
| Richard Alderson | 400 |
| Henry Alderson | 380 |
| Charles Alderson | 355 |
| Edward Alderson | 330 |
| Isabella Alderson | 319 |
| Christopher Alderson | 306 |
| Ellen Alderson | 297 |
| Emma Alderson | 284 |
| Eliza Alderson | 271 |