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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alderson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alderson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 376
Coal Miner 77
House Servant 68
At Home 62
Lead Miner 59
Agricultural Labourer 42
Dress Maker 29
Labourer 25
Farmers Wife 24
Servant 23
Annuitant 21
Scholar At Home 19
Farm Labourer 19
Farmers Son 18
Ag Lab 16
Pauper 15
Farmer 14
Farmers Daughter 14
House Keeper 14
Wife 14
Farmers Daur 13
Shoe Maker 13
Wife Of Above 13
General Servant 12
Farmer's Son 10

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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