How common is the surname Alda?

145 people in the United States had the surname Alda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,129,280 Americans. It ranked 119,508th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alda?

In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Alda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Alda?

Alan Alda, American actor (born 1936), followed by Robert Alda.

Where is the surname Alda most common?

Wikidata records people named Alda in the United States and France.

Is the surname Alda getting more or less common?

More common. 137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 145 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Alda

A Spanish place surname, carried by 145 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alda is more common than 26.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Alda, a habitational surname from Basque. Also borrowed from Odia ଆଲଡା (ālaḍā).

Alda is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 145 people named Alda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,129,280 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 137.

#119,508

rank among US surnames

145

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #117,538)

Who is named Alda

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

43% of people named Alda identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aldas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alan Alda
American actor (born 1936)
Robert Alda
American actor (1914–1986)
Antony Alda
American actor (1956-2009)
Elizabeth Alda
American actress, born 1960

Notable Aldas come mostly from the United States (3) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alda

Alda has the Soundex code A430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A430.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Alda come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Alda, a habitational surname from Basque. Also borrowed from Odia ଆଲଡା (ālaḍā).
How common is the surname Alda?: 145 people in the United States had the surname Alda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,129,280 Americans. It ranked 119,508th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alda?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Alda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Alda?: Alan Alda, American actor (born 1936), followed by Robert Alda.
Where is the surname Alda most common?: Wikidata records people named Alda in the United States and France.
What type of surname is Alda?: Alda is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Alda getting more or less common?: More common. 137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 145 in 2010, up 5.8%.