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Elder (surname)

FieldValue
nameElder
regionBritain
originEnglish
variantElderkin, Elders, Elderson
Note

the surname, Elder

Elder is a Scottish surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh. People with the name Elder or its variants include:

Surname

  • Aldamar Elder (1854–1951), American politician and businessman
  • Alex Elder (born 1941), Northern Irish footballer
  • Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders Limited in 1840
  • Alexander Elder, co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
  • Alfonso Elder (1898–1974), second president of North Carolina Central University
  • Alison Elder, English cricket player
  • Alistair Elder, New Zealand association football player
  • Ann Elder (born 1942), American screenwriter
  • Anne Elder (1918–1976), Australian poet.
  • Brad Elder (born 1975), American professional golfer
  • Brenda Elder, English actress
  • Brian Elder, Michigan politician
  • Bruce Elder (disambiguation)
  • Bryce Elder (born 1999), American baseball player
  • Callum Elder (born 1995), Australian professional footballer
  • Charles Elder (1821–1851), English painter
  • Chris Elder (born 1992), English rugby union player
  • Christian Elder (1968–2007), American sports car and former NASCAR stock car driver
  • Christine A. Elder, American diplomat
  • Christopher Elder (born 1947), New Zealand diplomat
  • Clarence Elder, British art director
  • Claybourne Elder (born 1982), American actor
  • Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
  • Corn Elder (born 1994), American football cornerback
  • Dave Elder (disambiguation)
  • David Elder, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament (2014-2019)
  • Dawn Elder, American composer, pianist, and music producer
  • Don Elder, New Zealand engineer and businessman
  • Donnie Elder, professional American football player
  • Dorothy-Grace Elder (born 1942), Scottish journalist and politician
  • Eddie Elder (born 1989), American football player
  • Edward Elder (1812–1858), headmaster of Charterhouse School (from 1853)
  • Ern Elder (1916–2007), Australia rules footballer
  • Fred Elder, NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner
  • George Elder (disambiguation)
  • Glen Elder (born 1934), American sociologist
  • Heinie Elder (1890–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Hinemoa Elder, youth forensic psychiatrist from New Zealand
  • Isabella Elder (1828-1905), Scottish philanthropist
  • Jack Elder (1885–1944), Australian rules football umpire
  • Jack Elder (politician) (born 1949), New Zealand politician
  • Jack Elder (luger) (born 1941), USA Olympian Luge
  • Jake Elder (1936–2010), NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup crew chief
  • James Walter Elder (1882–1941), United States Representative for Louisiana (1913–1915)
  • Janet Elder (1956–2017), author and news editor
  • Jennifer Elder (born 1968), American author, illustrator, and assistant editor for the Collins Library
  • Jim Elder (equestrian) (born 1934), Canadian equestrian
  • Jim Elder (born 1950), Deputy Premier of Queensland (1998–2000)
  • Jimmy Elder (1928–2022), Scottish professional footballer
  • John Elder (disambiguation)
  • Josephine Elder (Olive Gwendoline Potter; 1895–1988), English children's author
  • Josh Elder (born 1980), American journalist and comics writer
  • Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), United States Surgeon General
  • Judyann Elder (born 1948), American actress, director, and writer
  • Larry Elder (born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host
  • Lauren Elder, American artist and designer
  • Lauren Elder (born 1990), American sculptor
  • Lee Elder (1934–2021), American professional golfer
  • Lew Elder (1905–1971), Canadian cyclist
  • Linda Elder, American educational psychologist
  • Lonne Elder III (1927–1996), American playwright and screenwriter
  • Lorenzo W. Elder (1820–1892), Mayor of Hoboken (1863–1864)
  • Madge Elder (1895-1985), Scottish gardener, feminist and writer
  • Mark Elder, (born 1947), English conductor
  • Maurice Elder (1916–2011), American football and baseball coach
  • Miriam Elder, American journalist
  • Murray Elder, Baron Elder (1950–2023), British Labour politician
  • Nancy Elder (1915–1981), Scottish chess master
  • Nathan Elder (born 1985), English semi-professional footballer
  • Nathaniel Elder (born 1996), Scottish professional writer
  • Nelson Elder (1923–1983), Northern Irish unionist politician
  • Norman Elder (1939–2003), Canadian explorer and Olympic equestrian
  • Norman Elder (botanist) (1896–1974), New Zealand electrical engineer, teacher and botanist
  • Peter Percival Elder (1823–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1871–1873)
  • Philip Elder, Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands (1986–1993)
  • R. Bruce Elder (born 1947), Canadian filmmaker and critic
  • Ray Elder (1942–2011), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver
  • Raymond Elder (ca. 1962–1994), Northern Irish loyalist
  • Robert Elder (disambiguation)
  • Rupert Elder, English professional poker player
  • Ruth Elder (1902–1977), American pilot and actress
  • Samuel Sherer Elder (died 1885), battery commander in the famed U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade
  • Sprouts Elder (1904–1957), American motorcycle speedway rider
  • Steve Elder (born 1956), Executive Director of the Catholic Education Office Melbourne
  • Suzanne Elder, Chicago community activist
  • Thereasea Elder, first African American public health nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Thomas Elder, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
  • Toby Elder (1934–2005), Australian rules footballer
  • Troy Elder (born 1977), Australian field hockey striker and midfielder
  • Verona Elder, (born 1953), English athlete
  • Viviane Elder (1904–1960), French aviator, driver and actress
  • Walt Elder (born 1991), American rugby union player
  • William Elder (disambiguation)

References

References

  1. "Surname: Elder". surnamedb.com.
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