Elders Surname

112,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elders Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the elder.' The usual form in the Yorkshire Poll Tax is Senior, and this has become one of the strongly established surnames of that county.

Ricardus ye Elder, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Elders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2101:164,00916,675
Netherlands7901:21,3763,391
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
England2661:209,46618,018
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada621:594,28449,093
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Norway261:197,78022,769
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Elders (84) may also be a first name.

Elders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the elder.' The usual form in the Yorkshire Poll Tax is Senior, and this has become one of the strongly established surnames of that county.

Ricardus ye Elder, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1648. Married — Thomas Elder and Jone Gibbs: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The 'elder,' signifying the elder of two bearing the same forename. John Eldar or Eldare de Corstorfin was burgess of Edinburgh in 1423 (LSC., p. 227; Egidii, p. 44). The surname is also recorded in Aberdeen in 1447 (CRA., p. 15). John Elder, a renegade Scot, urged Henry VIII ('Bagcheeks') to invade Scotland, assuring him of the support of the Highland Clans (Coll., p. 23—32). Andro Elder, reidare at Menmure, 1574 (RMR.). of Macnoravaich.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Elders Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elders Come From? nationality or country of origin

Elders is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elders? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,274th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,765,394 people. The surname Elders occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Elders reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent first name in the world, held by 84 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,210 people, or 1 in 164,009. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Elders occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Elders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elders has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 193 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elders Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elders surname are 21.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elders earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning 296,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.17% less than the national average, earning R 165,936 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $47,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelders92605/
Helders92417/
Eilders92364/
Jelders9251/
Eelders9218/
Elderss929/
Eylders927/
Ehlders921/
Ellders921/
Elderse921/
Yelders920/
Eijlders8646/
Eldersch863/
Alders832,918/
Eldars831,092/
Olders83268/
Eldors830/
Aalders772,952/
Gilders77392/
Eldarsh77275/
Hilders77199/
Halders77121/
Holders7785/
Ahlders7736/
Uilders7718/
Alderss774/
Allders771/
Hylderås7114/
Gillders711/
Aldars67157/
Haldors6216/
Haldars627/
Aldarsh621/
Halldors573/
Haldarsh571/

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Elders Reference & Research

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