Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ALSOP
There are approximately 2,556 people named Alsop in the UK. That makes it the 3,709th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Alsop.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Alsop surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Alsop, Co. Derby, England. One might imagine it a corruption of Ale-shop, a name given to one who kept an ale-shop. A very appropriate name at the present day; for "Alsop's ale" is celebrated all the world over.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ALSOP. ALLSOP. This ancient nice were seated at Alsop-in-the-Dale, in Derbyshire, about the time of the Conquest, and there continued in an unijiterruptcd descent for 19 or 20 generations.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.