Ironside

== English == === Etymology 1 === From iron +‎ side, from a nickname of Oliver Cromwell's: "Old Ironsides". ==== Noun ==== Ironside (plural Ironsides) (historical) A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War. ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Two main origins: Scottish habitational surname from a place in Aberdeenshire, named with Old English earn (“eagle”) + sīde (“flank, side of a hill”). English surname from ironside, a nickname for a warrior. ==== Proper noun ==== Ironside (plural Ironsides) A surname from Old English. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ironside is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Ironside is most common among White (92.7%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ironside”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 232. === Anagrams === derision, ironised, resinoid