Alldred: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Alldred is a familiar spelling of the English name Allred. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “from Ealdred, 'old counsel'”.

Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Before spelling was fixed, Allred was also written Alldred.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Alldred, so the heraldry linked to Allred is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Alldred family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.