Given name & surname

Alderton

“alder”

Alderton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Alderton goes back to Old English alor, meaning “alder.”

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Where it comes from

Alderton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English alor (“alder”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Anderton

Anderton is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Allerton

“alder”

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90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Alveston

“stone”

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Middle English

Allington

“belonging to” · “homestead”

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93% boys · 7% girls

Old English

Adlington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Abington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English · Modern

Axton

“stone”

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>99% boys

Old English

Upperton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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