How common is the surname Alden?

5,748 people in the United States had the surname Alden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,714 Americans. It ranked 5,985th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alden?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Alden?

Mary Alden, actress (1883-1946), followed by Norman Alden.

Where is the surname Alden most common?

Wikidata records people named Alden in the United States.

Is the surname Alden getting more or less common?

More common. 5,524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,748 in 2010, up 4.1%.

Is Alden also a first name?

Yes. Alden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Alden

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,748 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alden is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.

Alden is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,748 people named Alden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,714 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,524.

#5,985

rank among US surnames

5,748

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,744)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,976	Gregoire	5,757	53,630
#5,977	Sylvia	5,756	53,639
#5,978	Barden	5,755	53,648
#5,980	Pelton	5,753	53,667
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695
#5,984	McGehee	5,749	53,704

Who is named Alden

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

91% of people named Alden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aldens

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Alden
Actress (1883-1946)
Norman Alden
American actor (1924–2012)
Phil Alden Robinson
American film director, born 1950
Harold Alden
American astronomer (1890–1964)
John Alden Carpenter
American composer (1876-1951)
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist, born 1958
Isabella Macdonald Alden
American writer (1841-1930)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Olden

Surnames that sound like Alden

Alden has the Soundex code A435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A435.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Alden come from?: From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.
How common is the surname Alden?: 5,748 people in the United States had the surname Alden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,714 Americans. It ranked 5,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alden?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Alden?: Mary Alden, actress (1883-1946), followed by Norman Alden.
Where is the surname Alden most common?: Wikidata records people named Alden in the United States.
What type of surname is Alden?: Alden is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Alden getting more or less common?: More common. 5,524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,748 in 2010, up 4.1%.
What are other spellings of Alden?: Olden.
Is Alden also a first name?: Yes. Alden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.