Aldersey
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ealdhere, which is composed of the elements eald (“old”) and here (“army”), + -s- + ġehæg (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
Aldersey (countable and uncountable, plural Alderseys)
- A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, which includes the villages of Aldersey Green and Aldersey Park.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Aldersey is the 38633rd most common surname in England, belonging to 83 individuals.
Derived terms
- Aldersey Green
- Aldersey Park
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aldersey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
- Forebears
References
- Survey of English Place-Names