Haldane

English

Etymology

Scottish surname from Old Norse Halfdanr, a personal name composed by the elements halfr (“half”) + Danr (“Dane”).

Proper noun

Haldane (plural Haldanes)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Derived terms

• Haldane effect
• Haldane principle
• Haldane's rule

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haldane is the 56073^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 365 individuals. Haldane is most common among White (83.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haldane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.

Anagrams

• healand