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Alter

in Indiana

There are 162 people with the last name "Alter" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

NameRank
Alter 4,248
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  1. is 4,244th most common Tolson
  2. is 4,245th most common Waldon
  3. is 4,246th most common Weinzapfel
  4. is 4,247th most common Allred
  5. is 4,248th most common Alter
  6. is 4,249th most common Atchison
  7. is 4,250th most common Babbitt
  8. is 4,251st most common Deeter
  9. is 4,252nd most common Dunfee

Most Common First Names for Alter

Robert, Daniel, Eric, Brian, Charles, David, Donald, James, John, Joshua

Meaning & History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): distinguishing epithet for the older of two bearers of the same personal name.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Alter, an inflected form of alt ‘old’. This was in part an omen name, expressing the parents’ hope that the child would live a long life; in part an apotropaic name, given to a child born after the death of a sibling, but also said to have sometimes been assumed by someone who was seriously ill. The purpose is supposed to have been to confuse the Angel of Death into thinking that the person was old and so not worth claiming as a victim.

Recent Searches for "Alter" in Indiana

Since April 2009
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Robert Alter, IN (8 searches)
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