Alday

The coat of arms of the Alday family

Alday is a surname. The Basque noble family Alday, whose coat of arms is shown at right, originated in Getxo.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Gene Alday (1957–2016), American Republican politician from Mississippi
  • James Alday (1516–1576?), English navigator, explorer and privateer
  • John Alday (fl. 1570), English translator of semi-philosophical and classical works
  • Luis Trujillo Alday (born 1993), Mexican professional footballer
  • Manuel Alday Marticorena (1917–1976), Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid
  • Paul Alday (c. 1763–1835), French violinist and composer resident in Ireland
  • Ricardo Alday Castillo (born 1979), Mexican civil engineer
  • David Alday Alvarez (born 1991), Mexican Photographer

See also