# Eder (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eder/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,847 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,562 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,256 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.1% (3,849 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Eder.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eder in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eder in Austria and the United States.

## People named Eder

- Simon Eder, Austrian biathlonist
- Elfi Eder, Austrian female alpine skier
- Katie Eder, American activist
- Sylvia Eder, Austrian female alpine skier
- Georg Eder, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (1928–2015)
- Josef Eder, bobsledder
- Josef Maria Eder, Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944)
- Alfred Eder, Austrian biathlete
- Linda Eder, American actress and musician
- Jasmin Eder, Austrian association football player
- Hannes Eder, Association footballer
- Helmut Eder, Austrian composer (1916–2005)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Etter, Ethier.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.