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Alder (surname)

Variants:Alderman (S) Alders (S) Alderson (S) Nalder (S)
Derivative(s):Alderton (S) Aldritt (S)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English.

1. From one of two Old English personal names meaning "old army" or "noble army".

2. A name for someone who lived near an alder tree or grove.
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