Alsop Family Crest & Name History

Anyone researching Alsop should also look under Allsop. The family name meaning is “from Alsop en le Dale in Derbyshire”, the same as for Allsop. Without the “l” of Allsop, Alsop is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The 2010 census count for Alsop in the United States was 1,355, good for rank 19,834. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Allsopp.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Allsop surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Alsop surname pack.