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 778
Coal Miner 133
Farmer 92
General Labourer 55
Cotton Weaver 45
Dress Maker 43
Living On Own Means 41
Domestic Servant 38
Joiner 34
Living On Her Own Means 33
General Servant 29
Labourer 29
General Servant Domestic 25
Farm Servant 22
Farmers Son 21
Agricultural Labourer 20
Farm Labourer 19
Clerk 19
House Keeper 15
Farmers Daughter 14
Woollen Weaver 13
Stone Mason 12
Dressmaker 12
General Domestic Servant 12
Worsted Spinner 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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