# Elder (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,796 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,186 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,362 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (28,783 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Yelder |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elder 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Elder in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Elder

- Ruth Elder, American pilot and actress (1902–1977)
- Larry Elder, American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)
- Troy Elder, Australian field hockey player
- Mark Elder, British conductor
- Callum Elder, Australian footballer
- Judyann Elder, American actress
- Will Elder, American illustrator (1921–2008)

## Similar surnames

Eldridge, Eldredge, Eldred, Elders, Eltringham.

## 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.