How common is the last name Elder?

28,711 people in the United States have the last name Elder, about 1 in 10,411. It ranks #1,201 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

ELDER

#1,201

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
28,711
About
1 in 10,411
This common or more
41.8%
Who bears it

Of the 28,711 people with the last name Elder, 76.2% reported their origin as White, 15.4% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Elder

1 other last name also has 28,711 people.

#1,201 Mayfield · 28,711

Either side of Elder

#1,199 Childers · 28,730#1,200 Cash · 28,715#1,201 Mayfield · 28,711#1,203 Alston · 28,708

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Elder, most common first.

#18,093 Elders · 1,519#80,550 Elter · 254#138,300 Eldert · 125

Also a first name

As a first name, Elder ranks #4,346 of 53,615, with 4,337 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 58 births. See Elder as a first name

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