# Aldous (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aldous/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 910 |
| US rank (2010) | 26,747 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 339,281 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (866 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːldəs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Short form of Old English compound given names beginning with the element eald (“old”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aldous in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aldous in the United Kingdom.

## People named Aldous

- David Aldous, British-American mathematician

## Similar surnames

Aldaco, Althouse, Altizer, Althaus, Aldaz, Altschuler.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.