Explore the Family Name Aldag

The meaning of Aldag

German: from the Low German personal name Adeldag (adal ‘noble’ + daga ‘day’). Alternatively, it may be from an old North German personal name ending in -dag ‘day’, here prefixed by al- ‘totally, entirely’ and meaning ‘bright day’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Uwe.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aldag held the rank of 76,465 in popularity in 2000 and slipped slightly to be ranked 79,075 in 2010; this represents a decline of 3.41 percent. Even though there was a slight increase in the count of people with the surname Aldag, rising from 234 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#79,075	-3.41%
Count	234	241	2.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aldag

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Aldag surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Aldag surname identified as white, comprising 94.44 percent and 94.19 percent respectively. This indicates a negligible change of -0.26 percent over these years. The census data also shows that a small proportion of individuals with the Aldag surname identified as Hispanic, amounting to 2.56 percent in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 2.49 percent in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among the individuals with the Aldag surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.44%	94.19%	-0.26%
Hispanic	2.56%	2.49%	-2.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%