How common is the surname Aldrich?

17,509 people in the United States had the surname Aldrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,634 Americans. It ranked 2,060th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Aldrich?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Aldrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Aldrich?

Robert Aldrich, American film director (1918–1983), followed by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

Where is the surname Aldrich most common?

Wikidata records people named Aldrich in the United States.

How do you pronounce Aldrich?

Aldrich is /ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Aldrich getting more or less common?

More common. 17,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,509 in 2010, up 2.9%.

What are other spellings of Aldrich?

Aldrick, Aldrige, Allderidge, Alldridge, Elderidge and Eldridge.

The surname Aldrich

An English surname, carried by 17,509 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/ 2 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). Aldrich is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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 17,509 people named Aldrich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,634 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,017.

#2,060

rank among US surnames

17,509

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,939)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,051	Culver	17,566	17,576
#2,052	Hope	17,562	17,580
#2,053	Begay	17,553	17,589
#2,054	Argueta	17,540	17,602
#2,055	Granger	17,539	17,603
#2,056	Grover	17,534	17,608
#2,057	Michaels	17,528	17,614

Who is named Aldrich

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

92% of people named Aldrich identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aldrichs

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Aldrich
American film director (1918–1983)
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
American poet, novelist, editor (1836–1907)
Doug Aldrich
American guitarist, born 1963
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, 1834–1924
Truman H. Aldrich
American politician (1848-1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Aldrick
Aldrige
Allderidge
Alldridge
Elderidge
Eldridge
Elrick
Oldridge

Surnames that sound like Aldrich

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Aldrich come from?: From either Old English Ælfrīc (“elf-ruler”) or Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).
How common is the surname Aldrich?: 17,509 people in the United States had the surname Aldrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,634 Americans. It ranked 2,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aldrich?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Aldrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Aldrich?: Robert Aldrich, American film director (1918–1983), followed by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Where is the surname Aldrich most common?: Wikidata records people named Aldrich in the United States.
How do you pronounce Aldrich?: Aldrich is /ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Aldrich getting more or less common?: More common. 17,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,509 in 2010, up 2.9%.
What are other spellings of Aldrich?: Aldrick, Aldrige, Allderidge, Alldridge, Elderidge and Eldridge.