Older Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Older Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Older Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:478,81040,592
England4591:121,39012,264
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Canada451:818,79163,991
Estonia421:31,4725,782
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Norway151:342,81932,589
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Wales61:515,75523,171
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

The alternate forms: Oldér (4) are calculated separately.

Older (674) may also be a first name.

Older Last Name Facts

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

Older (Russian: Ольдер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Oldér. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Older? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,171st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Older reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Older is also the 319,366th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 674 people.

The surname Older is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 757 people, or 1 in 478,810. In The United States Older is primarily found in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Older exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Older Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Older has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Older surname expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Older Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Older surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Older earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning 233,293 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oldér934/
Holder9175,729/
Golder9127,046/
Oldert9179/
Olderø9129/
Olderr9126/
Oldere9119/
Oldher911/
Oldier911/
Oilder911/
Oulder911/
Olderd910/
Olde892,483/
Goulder831,230/
Houlder83595/
Goldeer8380/
Holdert8370/
Hollder837/
Holdier837/
Goldear837/
Goolder833/
Holdder833/
Holdeer832/
Holderr832/
Goldher832/
Hoolder831/
Oildher831/
Golderr831/
Holderz831/
Hoelder830/
Elder8057,783/
Alder8017,849/
Golde804,238/
Holde80408/
Ohlde80320/
Oldre80169/
Ulder8087/
Oldes8083/
Oulde8025/
Oldei8013/
Oldey809/
Oldie804/
Uolde802/
Oldeu801/
Oldje801/
Oilde801/
Oldge801/
Ülder801/
Oldde801/
Olded801/
Houlderz771/
Holderth771/
Goldgerh771/
Oldheart770/
Hoeldier770/
Halder73578,059/
Helder7314,339/
Allder73785/
Goldey73629/
Goldea73242/
Gulder73170/
Hülder73147/
Aldere73130/
Aulder73113/
Goulde7392/
Hulder7391/
Holdge7347/
Aldert7343/
Hölder7340/
Galder7338/
Goldei7330/
Holdie7326/
Goldír7326/
Aldeir7324/
Goldir7317/
Ouldei7316/
Alderd7313/
Goldee7313/
Eldeir7311/
Houlde739/
Oldest738/
Holdes737/
Holdey736/
Aldear736/
Eldier736/
Șoldea736/
Goolde735/
Aalder735/
Alderr735/
Holdea733/
Aldher733/
Aldier733/
Oldair733/
Holdee733/
Eldeer732/
Holdre732/
Aldeer732/
Ellder732/
Ouldes731/
Oldech731/
Oldiej731/
Holdir731/
Eelder731/
Alderz731/
Aldger731/
Holdep731/
Alhder731/
Aelder731/
Holdei731/
Holdèr731/
Ouldey731/
Alderh731/
Ojlede731/
Ouldie731/
Eulder730/
Alde677,000/
Oldi67481/
Houldey67269/
Gouldey67107/
Haulder6760/
Olda6748/
Gaulder6730/
Haldder6727/
Haldher6726/
Haldeer6718/
Uyldert6718/
Haldert6716/
Haldear6716/
Halderr6716/
Oldy6715/
Hhalder6714/
Hallder6713/
Haldere6712/
Haalder6711/
Aldeard677/
Oldehed676/
Haslder674/
Haldetr673/
Halderh673/
Olehede673/
Househlder672/
Aaldert672/
Ahalder671/
Hgalder671/
Oulddey671/
Huldert671/
Hullder671/
Guldher671/
Goldhee671/
Goldhey671/
Alldeer671/
Höllder671/
Hellder671/
Gouldei671/
Goldeij671/
Goldair671/
Hahlder671/
D'Elder671/
Aldeehr671/
Aldhear671/
Aldeire671/
Gullder671/
Osielde671/
Ottilde671/
Gouldjr671/
Gooldee671/
Haelder670/
Houldes670/
Gooldey670/
Oldaire670/
Haldger670/
Golddey670/
Holdire670/
Haldier670/
Holldey670/

Older Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Older in the Russian language
Ольдерolder-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Older
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