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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 79 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 1,398 |
| Essex | 51 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 41 |
| Lancashire | 501 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 372 |
| Middlesex | 18 |
| Northumberland | 131 |
| Norfolk | 29 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 47 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 60 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 24 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 156 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 1,579 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 20 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |