The Aldrich surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,509 people carried this name — #2,060 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 17,017 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Aldrich surname

From either Old English Ælfrīc (“elf-ruler”) or Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Aldrich» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Alderich’.

An early record he cites: John Alrich, 1313 — Writs of Parliament.

His entry covers Aldrich and Aldridge.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 45 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Aldrich was found among the farmers of 6 counties.

It was most frequent in Surrey: 20 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 500. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Aldrich and Aldridge.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Surrey 20
Hertfordshire 18
Suffolk 16
Berkshire 10
Gloucestershire 10
Norfolk 8

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

231 families named Aldrich, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,323 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 10 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 57
Rhode Island 57
New Hampshire 38
North Carolina 21
New York 17
Vermont 13
Maryland 9
South Carolina 9
Connecticut 5
Maine 2
Pennsylvania 2
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 227 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Aldrich in American newspapers,
1922–1930.

Newspaper page from Every Evening, Wilmington Daily Commercial carrying the name Aldrich
Every Evening, Wilmington Daily Commercial 1922-09-13
Newspaper page from The Brooksville Journal carrying the name Aldrich
The Brooksville Journal 1930-06-05
Newspaper page from The Brooksville Journal carrying the name Aldrich
The Brooksville Journal 1930-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 333,687 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Aldrich in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

6,290 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aldrich. The most, 2,178, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 2,308
New South Wales 1,964
Victoria 701
Queensland 566
South Australia 371
Tasmania 181
ACT (Canberra) 154
Northern Territory 12

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aldrich.

Who carried it

People named Aldrich,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Aldrich
    Henry Aldrich 1648–1710 · composer
  • George Oakley Aldrich
    George Oakley Aldrich 1721–1797 · physician
  • Cyrus Aldrich
    Cyrus Aldrich 1808–1871 · politician
  • John Aldrich d. 1582 · politician
  • Agnes Maria Blake d. 1808
  • Frank Aldrich d. 1967

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Aldrich,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,620 records

1,620 records of the Aldrich name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 621
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 306
  • Other U.S. records 693
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Henry Aldrich

    Born 1947; from Port Washington, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, pilot ch-46 qualified; died in an accident 1971 in South Vietnam. Buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George C. Aldrich

    Born 1906 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; driver from Greene County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1952, buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Aldrich

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Saint Louis from Southampton, aged 35; doctor. From Germany; bound for Cleveland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,620 records for Aldrich in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia80 records

80 records of the Aldrich name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 43
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Other Australian records 21
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Janet A. J. Aldrich

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Gibson Craig, aged 12; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph William Aldrich

    Died 1851 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 86.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick Clarence Aldrich

    Butcher of Red Cliffs, Victoria; died 1990.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 80 records for Aldrich in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Aldrich name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Betsey Aldrich

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Diannah, bound for Port Mattoon, aged 33.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Janet C. Aldrich

    Buried in 1986 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 45.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leo Edwin Aldrich

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Aldrich in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Aldrich name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. L. Aldrich

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. E. Aldrich

    Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. A. Aldrich

    Suffolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Aldrich name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Jack Aldrich

    Died 1987, aged 83; buried at Rai Valley Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thelma May Aldrich

    Died 1975, aged 71; buried at Rai Valley Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Aldrich name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joyce Priscilla Aldrich

    Born 1924 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Aldrich name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Janna Marij Aldrich

    Baptised in 1751 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Aldrich.

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Surnames next to Aldrich.

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