Explore the Family Name Aalderink

The meaning of Aalderink

Dutch: habitational name from any of several farmhouses named Aalderink (originally Alardinck), located in the eastern Netherlands in the villages of Laren, Lenthe, Zelhem, Hertme, Breklenkamp and Warken, once belonging to a certain Alard and his kin. The personal name Alard is from the ancient Germanic personal name Adelhard, composed of the elements adel ‘noble’ and hard ‘hardy’. Compare Alderink.

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How common is the last name Aalderink in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Aalderink saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Aalderink ranked as the 135,837th most popular surname, but it fell to the 148,347th spot by 2010, marking a 9.21% decline. The count of individuals with this surname also diminished slightly, from 114 in 2000 to 111 in 2010, resulting in a minor reduction of 2.63%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.04 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#135,837	#148,347	-9.21%
Count	114	111	-2.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aalderink

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Aalderink surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly tied to White ethnicity. In 2000, 99% of those bearing the Aalderink name identified as White, and this percentage rose slightly to 100% by 2010. There were no reported changes for other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, all which maintained a consistent 0% representation in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	100%	1.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%