Allardice
English
Etymology
After the place Allardyce in Kincardineshire, perhaps from Old Irish all (“cliff”) (cf. Irish aill) + dess (“south”), with intrusive -ar.[1]
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Allardice is the 101247th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 178 individuals. Allardice is most common among White (94.38%) individuals.
References
- Harrison, Henry (1912) “Allardice”, in Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, volume 1, Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., published 1969, page 5
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Allardice”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.
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