How common is the surname Aylward?

2,074 people in the United States had the surname Aylward in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Aylward?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Aylward identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Aylward?

John Aylward, American actor (1946–2022).

Where is the surname Aylward most common?

Wikidata records people named Aylward in the United States.

Is the surname Aylward getting more or less common?

More common. 2,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Aylward

An English surname, carried by 2,074 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aylward is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From either of two Old English personal names, Æþelweard, which is from æþele (“noble”) + weard (“guard”), or Ælfweard, from ælf (“elf”) + weard (“guard”).

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 2,074 people named Aylward in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,032.

#14,409

rank among US surnames

2,074

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,690)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named Aylward

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

96% of people named Aylward identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aylwards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Aylward
American actor (1946–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aylward

Aylward has the Soundex code A463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A463.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Aylward come from?: From either of two Old English personal names, Æþelweard, which is from æþele (“noble”) + weard (“guard”), or Ælfweard, from ælf (“elf”) + weard (“guard”).
How common is the surname Aylward?: 2,074 people in the United States had the surname Aylward in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aylward?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Aylward identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Aylward?: John Aylward, American actor (1946–2022).
Where is the surname Aylward most common?: Wikidata records people named Aylward in the United States.
Is the surname Aylward getting more or less common?: More common. 2,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 2.1%.