Allardice

English

Alternative forms

• Alderdice, Allardyce

Etymology

After the place Allardyce in Kincardineshire, perhaps from Old Irish all (“cliff”) (cf. Irish aill) + dess (“south”), with intrusive -ar.

Proper noun

Allardice (plural Allardices)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Allardice is the 101247^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 178 individuals. Allardice is most common among White (94.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Allardice”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.