Given name & surname · also Germanic, Norman French
Algernon
“moustached”·“one who has a mustache”
Algernon is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “moustached” (Norman French and Germanic), “one who has a mustache” (French), and “moustached”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “moustached” (Norman French and Germanic), “one who has a mustache” (French), and “moustached”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Norman French and Germanic naming traditions.
How it developed
From Old French als gernons (“having mustaches”), from Vulgar Latin *granonem (“facial hair, mustache”), from Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, mustache”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Algernon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 985
- 985 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 626 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Algernon’s family of names
Algernon has an affectionate form in Algie. Algernon has a related form in Algea. In English usage, Algernon has a diminutive in Algie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Algiediminutive · English
- Algydiminutive · English
- Algershort form
- Algeavariant
- Algeevariant
- Algivariant
- Allgeronvariant
- Aljemonvariant
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People named Algernon
- Algernon Charles SwinburneEnglish poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)
- Algernon BlackwoodEnglish short story writer and novelist (1869–1951)
- Algernon SidneyBritish politician and political theorist (1623-1683)
- Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron RedesdaleBritish noble, diplomat, collector, and writer (1837-1916)
- Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetBritish soldier, politician and landowner (1684-1750)
- Algernon MaudslayOlympic sailor (1873–1948)
- Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of NorthumberlandBritish politician (1810-1899)
- Algernon KingscoteBritish tennis player (1888–1964)
- Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of NorthumberlandBritish naval commander, explorer and politician (1792-1865)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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