Gelder Surname

113,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gelder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries).

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Gelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5721:35,4444,670
United States7031:515,58943,135
Netherlands5051:33,4405,579
Germany4831:166,67819,716
Venezuela3421:88,3163,417
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia781:346,09929,260
Wales611:50,7304,716
France561:1,186,120124,657
Isle of Man351:2,452488
Austria291:293,63633,260
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Israel191:450,40234,739
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8341:29,2273,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Gelder (811) may also be a first name.

Gelder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries). The geld-herd and cowherd (v. Coward) have left two of the oldest and most strongly ramified names in the Lake District; v. Herd for list of derivatives.

'Item, pro geldherds, pro tripherds'; v. Tripper: Whitaker's Craven, 1317.

The editor adds, 'Geldherds are elsewhere called "pastores sterilium animalium,— hence the modern surname Geldert.'

Petrus Geldhird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Geldhird. ibid.

Ricardus Geldhyrd, ibid.

Jenet Geldert, of Gleaston, 1595: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Anne Geldard, of Ulverston, 1641: ibid.

George Geldart, of Ulverston, 1661: ibid.

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

Gelder: the gelder of hogs, etc.; hence Geldart.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Gelder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelder (Russian: Гельдер) is most common in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,107th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,780,925 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gelder reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Gelder is also the 287,044th most common forename throughout the world, held by 811 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,572 people, or 1 in 35,444. In England Gelder is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Gelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelder has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gelder surname expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gelder surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gelder are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Gelder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 261.32% more than the national average, earning R 858,624 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.57% more than the national average, earning $79,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geldert92390/
Gelderd92135/
Guelder9228/
Geldere924/
Gaelder922/
Geldier922/
Ghelder922/
Jgelder921/
Geldder921/
Goelder920/
Elder9157,783/
Gelde91127/
Glder911/
Geldeard8661/
Geldeart867/
Gueldere861/
Helder8314,339/
Gilder835,454/
Selder83844/
Zelder83723/
Yelder83696/
Eldert83288/
Geldeç83279/
Gülder83233/
Geldes83200/
Guelde83158/
Elderd8390/
Geldeş8380/
Celder8375/
Gölder8370/
Gylder8366/
Geldez8363/
Geldre8346/
Eldere8332/
Goelde8326/
Jelder8316/
Eldeir8311/
Eldier836/
Gielde835/
Gleder834/
Eilder832/
Eldeer832/
Ellder832/
Eelder831/
Geldeh831/
Geldee831/
Geldet831/
Geldie831/
Geldei831/
Geelde831/
Geldea830/
Eulder830/
Ealder830/
Gelded830/
Glde802/
Guilder77372/
Gildert77294/
Göldere7766/
Chelder7731/
Tjelder7731/
Yielder7730/
Eeldert7717/
Heldere7710/
Heldert7710/
Zeldere778/
Sielder774/
Sellder773/
Healder772/
Eildert772/
Heilder771/
Geldets771/
Glederd771/
Gildder771/
Gildeer771/
Hellder771/
D'Elder771/
Geldeth771/
Gieldes771/
Gildere771/
Gilderd770/
Ealdert770/
Scelder770/
Gailder770/
Gillder770/
Heldger770/
Geldi733,040/
Gilde731,286/
Gelda73521/
Ilder73265/
Selde73131/
Glede73110/
Gülde7385/
Geldy7331/
Jelde7329/
Eldre7327/
Eldir7312/
Gløde738/
Celde736/
Zelde734/
Slder732/
Clder732/
Élder732/
Gldde732/
Gölde732/
Gylde731/
Gldeh731/
Elderova7136/
Eldheart712/
Heldeart712/
Guildert711/
D'Gilder711/
Celdheer711/
Gildea674,710/
Hilder673,806/
Jeldes671,703/
Yeşildere67637/
Gildir67442/
Zeldea67327/
Gueldi67318/
Hjelde67274/
Güldeş67264/
Celdir67241/
Sleder67224/
Zeldes67216/
Güldez67198/
Gielda67177/
Silder67177/
Yeldir67150/
Goeldi67148/
Tjelde67112/
Ildere6781/
Hélder6780/
Geldis6779/
Jeldez6771/
Sålder6752/
Heldre6752/
Guilde6751/
Gheldi6744/
Hettelder6730/
Zölder6729/
Djelde6726/
Gildes6725/
Zilder6724/
Gildee6720/
Sölder6720/
Seelde6720/
Gledje6717/
Šleder6715/
Gildeh6714/
Gildez6714/
Seldir6713/
Jeldre6712/
Eldair6711/
Gledde6711/
Elldér6710/
Güldes6710/
Zylder679/
Gildey678/
Gildie678/
Gledes678/
Cleder678/
Nglede677/
Geldys676/
Ihlder676/
Yolder676/
Gillde676/
Zeldez676/
Gilded675/
Gledet675/
Jilder675/
Sldeer674/
Schjelder674/
Gelldi673/
Jeldey673/
Cölder673/
Geldiz673/
Zeldyr673/
Zeldey672/
Yesildere671/
Oilder671/
Geldha671/
Glddea671/
Gilderova671/
Ghilde671/
Seldei671/
Seldey671/
Ildeer671/
Seldee671/
Geldid671/
Gledhe671/
Gildre671/
Ealdre671/
Jeldeh671/
Ildher671/
Cilder671/
Eldreh671/
Jeldee671/
Gelday670/
Gledie670/
Goeldy670/
Hylder670/

Gelder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelder in the Russian language
Гельдерgelder-

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