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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from Middle English old, not necessarily implying old age, but rather used to distinguish an older from a younger bearer of the same personal name.
  • North German form of Alt, like the English name a distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of a personal name.
  • Americanized form of German Alt.

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