Ardelean

See also: ardelean

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Ardelean, a habitational surname from ardelean (“Transylvanian”).

Proper noun

Ardelean (plural Ardeleans)

1. A surname from Romanian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ardelean is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Ardelean is most common among White (97.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ardelean”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.

Romanian

Etymology

From ardelean, from Ardeal.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ardelean m (genitive/dative lui Ardelean)

1. a surname transferred from the place name