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

Alligood, 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 Alligood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alligood in America

Alligood is the 15052nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alligood surname appeared 1,962 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Alligood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alligood 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 Alligood

The surname Alligood originated in England, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "alu" meaning alder tree, and "god" meaning good or excellent, indicating that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a particularly fine alder grove.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where a Thomas Alugodd is listed as a landowner in Oxfordshire. The spelling variations at the time included Alugodd, Alewode, and Alewod.

By the 14th century, the name had evolved to its more recognizable form of Alligood. In the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in 1317, a Richard Aligode is mentioned as a tenant farmer. This suggests that the Alligood family had established roots in Yorkshire as well.

The Alligood name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire during the Middle Ages. In the Pipe Rolls of 1332, a John Aligode is recorded as owing taxes in Oxfordshire.

One notable bearer of the Alligood name was Sir William Alligood, a knight who fought alongside the Black Prince at the Battle of Crécy in 1346. He was born around 1310 and died in 1382.

Another historical figure was Thomas Alligood, a merchant and alderman in the city of London in the late 15th century. Records show he was born in 1441 and died in 1507.

In the 16th century, the Alligood family had members living in the town of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. A William Alligood was recorded as a landowner there in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524.

Another prominent individual was John Alligood, a clergyman who served as the Vicar of St. Mary's Church in Reading, Berkshire, from 1574 until his death in 1611.

While the Alligood name has its roots in England, it eventually spread to other parts of the world through emigration. One notable example is Thomas Alligood, who was born in Buckinghamshire in 1620 and later settled in Virginia, USA, in the mid-17th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alligood

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

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 Alligood 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 Alligood 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 Alligood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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