Ironside

Etymology 1
, from a nickname of 's: "Old Ironsides".

Noun

 * 1)  A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader  in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.

Etymology 2
Two main origins:
 * Scottish habitational surname from a place in Aberdeenshire, named with +.
 * English surname from, a nickname for a warrior.

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.