English: from a Middle English personal name, Ailric,
Alrich, Aldrich, etc. (Many different forms are
recorded.) It represents the coalescence of at least two Old English
personal names, Ælfric ‘elf ruler’ and
Æ{dh}elric ‘noble ruler’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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