AhlbornSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish al "alder" and -born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German geboren "born".
AhlinSwedish Combination of Swedish al "alder" and the common Swedish surname suffix -in (ultimately derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of").
AhlqvistSwedish Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".
DesaulniersFrench (Quebec) Topographic name denoting a property distinguished by a grove of alder trees, derived from Old French au(l)ne meaning "alder".
DuvernayFrench Means "from the alder grove," from Gaulish vern meaning "alder" combined with Latin -etum, whence Modern French -aie, forming names of orchards or places where trees/plants are grown)... [more]
ElfordMedieval English From the Old English personal name Ella, from the word oelf meaning "elf" or from the Old English alor/elre, meaning "alder tree." The name in full would mean "alder tree by a ford" or "Ella who lives by a ford".... [more]
EllerbyEnglish Denoted a person from a town called Ellerby, meaning "Ælfweard’s farm", or perhaps "alder tree town" from Middle English aller "alder tree" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".
EllerhoffGerman This name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
EllermeyerGerman It is a combination of the German words “Eller,” which means “alder,” and “Meyer,” which means “steward” or farmer”. So, it is thought to refer to someone who was either a steward or farmer who lived near an alder grove.
LeppnurmEstonian Leppnurm is an Estonian surname meaning "alder meadow".
LeppojaEstonian Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".
OlszańskiPolish Name for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish olsza meaning "alder".
PaakspuuEstonian Paakspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "alder buckthorn" and "black alder".
UudeleppEstonian Uudelepp is an Estonian surname meaning "new alder".
VarneyEnglish From the French place name Vernay meaning "alder grove, alder wood", derived from Gaulish vern "alder (tree)" and the Latin locative suffix -etum "place of; plantation, grove" (-aie in modern French).