How common is the surname Alderman?

10,119 people in the United States had the surname Alderman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,511 Americans. It ranked 3,528th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alderman?

Fred Alderman, American sprinter (1905-1998).

Where is the surname Alderman most common?

Wikidata records people named Alderman in the United States.

Is the surname Alderman getting more or less common?

More common. 9,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,119 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Alderman

An occupational surname, carried by 10,119 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alderman is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Occupational surname for a member of the governing body of a city, from alderman.

Alderman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,119 people named Alderman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,511 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,734.

#3,528

rank among US surnames

10,119

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #3,359)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,521	Culpepper	10,135	30,463
#3,522	Broome	10,133	30,469
#3,523	Shore	10,130	30,478
#3,524	Barreto	10,127	30,487
#3,525	Correia	10,126	30,490
#3,526	McDuffie	10,125	30,493
#3,527	Betz	10,120	30,508

Who is named Alderman

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

88% of people named Alderman identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aldermans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Alderman
American sprinter (1905-1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alderman

Alderman has the Soundex code A436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A436.

Questions

Where does the surname Alderman come from?: Occupational surname for a member of the governing body of a city, from alderman.
How common is the surname Alderman?: 10,119 people in the United States had the surname Alderman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,511 Americans. It ranked 3,528th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alderman?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Alderman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alderman?: Fred Alderman, American sprinter (1905-1998).
Where is the surname Alderman most common?: Wikidata records people named Alderman in the United States.
What type of surname is Alderman?: Alderman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Alderman getting more or less common?: More common. 9,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,119 in 2010, up 4.0%.