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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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