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Alder


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Origin Of The Surname Alder

Meaning Of The Surname Alder

Noble People

Interesting Facts About Alder

Alder is thought to be the patronymic form of an Old English first name, Aethelhere. This first name can be broken down into the two Old English words Aethel and here, combined to mean ‘noble people’. Patronymic surnames were traditionally given to pass down the first name of a man to the members of his household. in some cases this even included passing the name to non-family members such as servants.

Alder Statistics

Alder is the number 1689 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,279 share the surname Alder in the UK.

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