Ardrey last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Ardrey

A variant spelling of the Scottish place name Ardrie, derived from a Gaelic term meaning "high ground" or "green height".

Ardrey, 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 Ardrey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ardrey in America

Ardrey is the 27228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ardrey surname appeared 888 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 Ardrey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ardrey 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 27228 25695 5.79%
Count 888 901 -1.45%
Proportion per 100k 0.30 0.33 -9.52%

The history of the last name Ardrey

The surname Ardrey has its origins in Scotland, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Scottish Gaelic words "ard" meaning "high" and "reidh" meaning "plain" or "level ground", suggesting that the name may have been initially used to describe someone who lived on a high plain or elevated ground.

The earliest known record of the name Ardrey appears in the Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1592, referring to a person named John Ardrey. The name was also found in various Scottish parish records from the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly in the counties of Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Ardrey was Robert Ardrey, who was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1658. He was a prominent merchant and landowner in the area.

In the 18th century, the name Ardrey was associated with the Ardrey Estate, a historic property located in the parish of Stewarton, East Ayrshire. The estate was owned by the Ardrey family for several generations.

A notable figure in history with the surname Ardrey was General Sir Robert Ardrey (1774-1847), a British Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Stewarton, East Ayrshire, and had a distinguished military career, rising to the rank of General.

Another individual of note was Robert Ardrey (1908-1980), an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is best known for his works exploring the relationship between human nature and evolutionary biology, such as the book "African Genesis" published in 1961.

Other individuals with the surname Ardrey include William Ardrey (1801-1864), a Scottish architect who designed several notable buildings in Glasgow, and Robert Ardrey (1838-1909), a Scottish-American businessman and banker who founded the Ardrey National Bank in Tennessee.

The surname Ardrey has also been associated with various place names, particularly in Scotland. For example, the village of Ardrey in East Ayrshire is believed to have derived its name from the Ardrey family who owned lands in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ardrey

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

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 Ardrey was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 71.06% 631
Non-Hispanic Black Only 23.54% 209
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 1.46% 13
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 2.93% 26
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Ardrey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 71.06% 70.81% 0.35%
Black 23.54% 25.97% -9.82%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 1.46% 1.22% 17.91%
Two or More Races 2.93% 0.89% 106.81%
Hispanic (S)% 1.11% (S)%

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

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