Iredale Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Ask a genealogist about Iredale and the first name they will mention is Iredell. The family name meaning is “One who came from Airedale (valley of the Aire River), in Yorkshire”, the same as for Iredell.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Iredell and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Records show Iredale as one of the forms Iredell took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The 2010 census count for Iredale in the United States was 300, good for rank 65,964. Want more than a summary? See the Iredale family name pack.