Elder (name)
| Elder |
| Family name |
| Region of origin |
Britain |
| Related names |
Elderkin, Elders, Elderson |
Elder is a Scottish surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh.[1] People with the name Elder or its variants include:
Surname
- Alexander Elder, professional stock trader and author in the USA
- Alex Elder, Northern Irish footballer
- Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders Limited in 1840
- Alexander Elder (publisher), co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
- Ann Elder
- Anne Elder (1918 - 1976), Australian poet.[2]
- Bruce Elder
- Bruce Elder (basketball)
- Christian Elder (1968–2007), American sports car and former NASCAR stock car driver
- Dave Elder
- Dave Elder (baseball)
- David Elder
- Don Elder
- Donnie Elder
- Dorothy-Grace Elder
- Elder (American football coach), American college football coach whose first name is unknown
- George Elder
- Glen Elder, Sociologist
- Heinie Elder
- Jack Elder
- Jack Elder (umpire)
- James Walter Elder
- Jennifer Elder
- Jim Elder
- John Elder (cricketer) (born 1949), Irish cricketer
- Josephine Elder
- Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), United States Surgeon General
- Judyann Elder
- Larry Elder (born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host
- Lee Elder
- Lonne Elder III (born 1927), American playwright and screenwriter
- Mark Elder, (born 1947), English conductor
- Nathan Elder
- Robert J. Elder, Jr., US Air Force General
- Robert K. Elder
- R. Bruce Elder
- Steven Elder
- Suzanne Elder
- Thomas Elder, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
- Thomas Elder, Baron Elder
- Troy Elder
- Will Elder
- William Elder (Canadian politician)
- William Henry Elder (1819–1904), bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati
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