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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ALDERMAN

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Southern English: status name from Middle English alderman, Old English ealdorman, literally ‘elder’. In medieval England an alderman was a member of the governing body of a city or borough; also the head of a guild.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)