# Aldrich (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,509 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,060 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,634 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (17,017 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Aldrick, Aldrige, Allderidge, Alldridge, Elderidge, Eldridge, Elrick, Oldridge |

## Etymology

From either Old English Ælfrīc (“elf-ruler”) or Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aldrich 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aldrich in the United States.

## People named Aldrich

- Robert Aldrich, American film director (1918–1983)
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet, novelist, editor (1836–1907)
- Doug Aldrich, American guitarist
- Cole Aldrich, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (1841-1915)
- John Merton Aldrich, American entomologist (1866-1934)
- Anne Reeve Aldrich, American poet and novelist (1866-1892)
- Fred Aldrich, American actor (1904-1979)
- Chester Hardy Aldrich, American politician (1863-1924)
- Richard Steere Aldrich, American politician (1884–1941)
- Julia Carter Aldrich, American author and editor
- Truman H. Aldrich, American politician (1848-1932)

## Similar surnames

Aldridge, Alder, Aldrete, Aldred, Alderman, Alderson, Alatorre, Alter, Alderete, Altieri, Alldredge, Alderfer.

## 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.