Last Name ALDOUS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Aldus, not local as several of its corrupted forms would seem to prove. Norfolk has been a long-established home for this name.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 26,493 (2000 US census) 41,496 (1990 US census)
Count 866 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.57%, or 819 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 1.5%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.31%, or 20 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.39%, or 12 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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