How common is the surname Aldous?

910 people in the United States had the surname Aldous in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 339,281 Americans. It ranked 26,747th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aldous?

David Aldous, British-American mathematician.

Where is the surname Aldous most common?

Wikidata records people named Aldous in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Aldous?

Aldous is /ˈɔːldəs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Aldous getting more or less common?

More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 910 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Aldous also a first name?

Yes. Aldous 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 Aldous

An English patronymic surname, carried by 910 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɔːldəs/ 2 syllables Soundex A432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aldous is more common than 83.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Aldous 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 910 people named Aldous in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 339,281 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 866.

#26,747

rank among US surnames

910

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #26,493)

Who is named Aldous

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

93% of people named Aldous identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aldouss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Aldous
British-American mathematician, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aldous

Aldous has the Soundex code A432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A432.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Aldous come from?: Short form of Old English compound given names beginning with the element eald (“old”).
How common is the surname Aldous?: 910 people in the United States had the surname Aldous in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 339,281 Americans. It ranked 26,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aldous?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Aldous identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Aldous?: David Aldous, British-American mathematician.
Where is the surname Aldous most common?: Wikidata records people named Aldous in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Aldous?: Aldous is /ˈɔːldəs/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Aldous?: Aldous is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Aldous getting more or less common?: More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 910 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Aldous also a first name?: Yes. Aldous 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.