Find out how popular the last name Aleck is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Aleck.

Aleck, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Aleck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aleck in America

Aleck is the 64721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aleck surname appeared 307 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Aleck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aleck to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Aleck

The surname Aleck is of Scottish origin, derived from the medieval Scottish Gaelic personal name Alasdair, which is a form of the ancient Greek name Alexander, meaning "defender of men." The name Alasdair became anglicized as Alexander and later shortened to Aleck or Alick.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Aleck can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a collection of signed instruments by Scottish nobles and clergy pledging allegiance to King Edward I of England. The rolls include the name John Aleck, a landowner from Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Aleck was prevalent in the Scottish Lowlands, particularly in the counties of Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and Lanarkshire. The name is also found in the records of the Scottish burghs (towns) of Glasgow, Renfrew, and Paisley.

In the 18th century, the name appears in the parish records of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, where a John Aleck was born in 1704. Another notable bearer of the surname was Robert Aleck, a merchant and burgess of Glasgow, who lived from 1725 to 1792.

The surname Aleck has also been associated with several place names in Scotland, such as Aleck Castle in Ayrshire and the village of Aleckholm in Dumfriesshire. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the surname Aleck who resided in or owned land in those areas.

Some notable individuals with the surname Aleck throughout history include:

1. John Aleck (fl. 1296), a Scottish landowner mentioned in the Ragman Rolls.
2. Robert Aleck (1725-1792), a merchant and burgess of Glasgow.
3. William Aleck (1773-1838), a Scottish minister and author.
4. James Aleck (1805-1876), a Scottish-born Australian explorer and pastoralist.
5. Alexander Aleck (1853-1923), a Scottish-born Canadian politician and businessman.

It is worth noting that while the surname Aleck has Scottish roots, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aleck

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Aleck.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Aleck was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Aleck has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Aleck was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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