Explore the Family Name Alday

The meaning of Alday

1. Basque: habitational name from any of several places in the Basque Country called Alday or Aldai, from Basque alde ‘side, slope’. 2. Americanized form of German Aldag. 3. English: variant of Allday. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Gonzalo, Manuel, Ricardo, Salvador, Alejandro, Alma Delia, Alonzo, Armando, Arturo, Aurelio, Bonifacio, Catalina.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Alday increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved by 18.16%, moving up from 12,524 to 10,250. Furthermore, the number of individuals with the Alday surname grew by 38.61%, rising from 2,269 in 2000 to 3,145 in 2010. This increase in the count indicates a higher proportion per 100k, which saw an increase of 27.38% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,524	#10,250	18.16%
Count	2,269	3,145	38.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	1.07	27.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alday

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes. Hispanic representation among those with the Alday surname rose by 19.47%, making it the most common ethnicity associated with the name by 2010. However, the white population with this surname decreased by 16.43%, and the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased by 41.18%. There was also a decline in individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native descent, with decreases of 2.64% and 28.30%, respectively. Notably, the representation of two or more races also dropped by 35.47% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	44.47%	53.13%	19.47%
White	43.76%	36.57%	-16.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.33%	8.11%	-2.64%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.11%	-35.47%
Black	1.19%	0.7%	-41.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0.38%	-28.3%