Surname Alderson (Alderson 
) , globally, is a common last name. The cognomen Alderson is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Alderson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| james alderson Entered Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1660 (b. 1643) |
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john alderson physician (b. 1758) |
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| john alderson (b. 1721) |
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edward hall alderson lawyer and jurist (b. 1787) |
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james alderson English physician (b. 1794) |
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charles w. alderson American politician (1846-1914), US (b. 1846) |
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john d. alderson American politician (1854-1910), US (b. 1854) |
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edwin alderson British and Canadian First World War general, GB (b. 1859) |
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mary long alderson American suffragist and botanical collector, US (b. 1860) |
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| william maddison alderson (1814-1884) manufacturer and politician (b. 1814) |
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frederic alderson English rugby union footballer, GB (b. 1867) |
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| eliza sibbald alderson English poet (b. 1818) |
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erville alderson actor (1881-1957), US (b. 1881) |
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| charles alderson British barrister, GB (b. 1831) |
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| henry james alderson Canadian-British general (b. 1834) |
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