"Elder" Surname
Frequency of "Elder" Surname in the US
2010 US Census
According to the US Census Bureau, "Elder" ranked #1,186 in frequency out of 162,253 surnames for which statistics were released from the 2010 Census. 29,796 people, or approximately 1 in every 9,900 individuals in the US had this surname in 2010.
| Name | Rank | Count | Percent | |||||
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| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (of any race) |
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| White | Black | American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Two or More Races |
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| "Elder" | 1,186 | 29,796 | 79.15% | 15.72% | 0.40% | 0.52% | 1.83% | 2.38% |
| US Top 162,253 | 294,979,229 | 64.3% | 12.0% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 16.3% | |
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2010", US Census Bureau.
2000 US Census
According to the US Census Bureau, "Elder" ranked #1,118 in frequency out of 151,671 surnames for which statistics were released from the 2000 Census. 28,783 people, or approximately 1 in every 9,372 individuals in the US had this surname in 2000.
| Name | Rank | Count | Percent | |||||
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| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (of any race) |
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| White | Black | American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Two or More Races |
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| "Elder" | 1,118 | 28,783 | 80.67% | 15.68% | 0.44% | 0.38% | 1.48% | 1.36% |
| US Top 151,671 | 269,762,087 | 69.8% | 11.8% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 12.3% | |
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Elder" ranked #1,005 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census. Approximately 1 in every 8,333 individuals in the US had this surname in 1990.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
"Elder" Graves on Histopolis
Histopolis currently has 473 grave(s) with the surname "Elder".
Search the Histopols Grave Index for the surname "Elder".
Resource Links for "Elder"
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genforum.genealogy.com/elder/
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_(name)
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distantcousin.com/SurnameResources/Surname.asp?Surname=Elder (8 Mar 2007)
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www.surnames.behindthename.com/php/browse.php?letter=e (2 Feb 2011)The meaning and history of first names.
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www.surnameweb.org/Elder/surnames.htm
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Surnames that Sound Like "Elder"
The surname "Elder" has a Soundex code of E436. The following 53 surname(s) may sound similar to "Elder" since they share the same Soundex code.
Combination Surnames Containing "Elder"
Histopolis has information on the following combination or hyphenated surnames containing the surname "Elder":
