Alder Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 11
Buckinghamshire 50
Berkshire 344
Cambridgeshire 4
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 14
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 1
Devon 1
Dorset 12
Durham 214
Essex 89
Gloucestershire 212
Hampshire 114
Herefordshire 5
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 5
Kent 45
Lancashire 65
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 4
London 478
Middlesex 146
Northumberland 158
Norfolk 15
Northamptonshire 3
Nottinghamshire 6
Oxfordshire 100
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 1
Somerset 37
Surrey 99
Sussex 39
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 96
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 63
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 69

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 29
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 12
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Alder Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alder family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 26
Scholar 25
General Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 20
Agricultural Labourer 18
Dress Maker 16
Cook Domestic 14
Gardener Domestic 12
Charwoman 10
Domestic Servant 10
Housemaid Domestic 10
Farmer 10
Bricklayer Labourer 8
Laundress Wash 8
School 8
Carpenter 8
Commercial Clerk 7
Shop Assistant 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Dressmaker 7
Clerk 6
General Domestic Servant 6
House Maid Domestic 6
Bricklayer 6
Farm Labourer 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Alder

Name Census Frequency
William Alder 1,086
Mary Alder 932
John Alder 794
Elizabeth Alder 716
George Alder 670
Thomas Alder 578
James Alder 467
Sarah Alder 450
Charles Alder 441
Ann Alder 367
Jane Alder 367
Henry Alder 334
Frederick Alder 288
Joseph Alder 263
Robert Alder 247
Eliza Alder 233
Alice Alder 223
Annie Alder 221
Edward Alder 217
Emily Alder 215
Emma Alder 204
Ellen Alder 202
Margaret Alder 190
Alfred Alder 179
Hannah Alder 167

Alder Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Alder 100% 16,494
2 Loader 50% 12,013
3 Leader 50% 10,986
4 Elder 80% 6,671
5 Leeder 50% 4,837
6 Loder 60% 4,463
7 Older 80% 2,582
8 Lauder 67% 2,225
9 Allder 83% 1,179
10 Ludor 40% 358
11 Lader 60% 332
12 Louder 50% 294
13 Laider 67% 206
14 Leder 60% 201
15 Leider 50% 171
16 Luder 60% 165

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