The Alderson Family History

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The Alderson Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alderson
1841 Census164
1851 Census877
1861 Census1675
1871 Census2472
1881 Census3311
1891 Census4259
1901 Census5245

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alderson Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Alderson 17 78 152 198 280 317 346
John Alderson 14 72 129 188 243 283 333
William Alderson 16 77 122 162 216 247 255
Thomas Alderson 7 56 114 143 162 198 239
Elizabeth Alderson 8 56 96 124 169 185 196
George Alderson 7 44 73 98 126 165 200
James Alderson 5 38 59 92 125 132 168
Margaret Alderson 5 28 52 71 101 124 143
Sarah Alderson 9 27 51 86 97 119 133
Jane Alderson 5 36 64 79 102 115 111
Joseph Alderson 3 18 38 64 76 90 106
Annie Alderson 0 0 5 28 58 93 143
Ann Alderson 7 33 57 46 47 60 44
Robert Alderson 3 13 28 39 46 74 88
Hannah Alderson 2 19 27 50 57 64 72
Alice Alderson 4 12 21 32 44 67 84
Charles Alderson 2 9 21 35 41 59 61
Henry Alderson 3 11 25 32 35 46 55
Richard Alderson 1 14 21 29 38 43 55
Emma Alderson 1 7 21 40 39 46 45

Your Family History Search

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Etymology and History of the Surname: Alderson

View Name: ALDERSON.

ALDERSON

Derivation:
Patronymic from the personal name Alder 'Alder tree'. 'The sun rising proper behind a green mount, thereupon a branch of alder, is the Crest'

History:
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.

Linked Surnames:
Aldriton,Aldritone,Aldrinton,Alderbury,Aldersson.

 


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