Alice

Alice Meaning & Origin

About Alice
The surname Alice is derived from the given name Alice, which has its roots in the Old French name "Aalis" or "Adelais." It is believed to have originated from the Germanic name "Adalheidis," composed of the elements "adal" meaning "noble" and "heid" meaning "kind" or "type." As a surname, Alice is likely to have been a patronymic, indicating that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Alice.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alice is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alice: 382
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54,055
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alice based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Alice is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A4020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 L AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈælɪs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alice in Braille

Here's how to represent Alice in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alice in braille

How to sign the name Alice using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alice using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alice in sign language

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