Elder is a
Scottish surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
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People with the name Elder or its variants include:
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Aldamar Elder (1854–1951), American politician and businessman
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Alex Elder (born 1941), Northern Irish footballer
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Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of
Elders Limited in 1840
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Alexander Elder, co-founder of British 19th century publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
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Alfonso Elder (1898–1974), second president of North Carolina Central University
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Alison Elder, English cricket player
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Alistair Elder
Alistair Elder is a former association football player who represented New Zealand national football team, New Zealand at international level.
Elder scored on his full All Whites debut in a 1–1 draw with Fiji national football team, Fiji on 2 ...
, New Zealand association football player
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Ann Elder (born 1942), American screenwriter
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Anne Elder (1918–1976), Australian poet.
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Brad Elder (born 1975), American professional golfer
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Brenda Elder, English actress
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Brian Elder, Michigan politician
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Bruce Elder (disambiguation)
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Bryce Elder (born 1999), American baseball player
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Callum Elder (born 1995), Australian professional footballer
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Charles Elder (1821–1851), English painter
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Chris Elder (born 1992), English rugby union player
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Christian Elder (1968–2007), American
sports car
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and former
NASCAR
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stock car driver
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Christine A. Elder, American diplomat
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Christopher Elder (born 1947), New Zealand diplomat
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Clarence Elder, British art director
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Claybourne Elder (born 1982), American actor
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Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
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Corn Elder (born 1994), American football cornerback
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Dave Elder (disambiguation)
David Elder Clerk of the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament (2014-2019)
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Dawn Elder, American composer, pianist, and music producer
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Don Elder, New Zealand engineer and businessman
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Donnie Elder, professional American football player
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Dorothy-Grace Elder (born 1942), Scottish journalist and politician
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Eddie Elder (born 1989), American football player
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Edward Elder (1812–1858), headmaster of Charterhouse School (from 1853)
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Ern Elder (1916–2007), Australia rules footballer
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Fred Elder, NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner
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George Elder (disambiguation)
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Glen Elder (born 1934), American sociologist
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Heinie Elder (1890–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Hinemoa Elder, youth forensic psychiatrist from New Zealand
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Isabella Elder (1828-1905), Scottish philanthropist
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Jack Elder (1885–1944), Australian rules football umpire
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Jack Elder (politician) (born 1949), New Zealand politician
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Jack Elder (luger) (born 1941), USA Olympian Luge
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Jake Elder (1936–2010), NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup crew chief
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James Walter Elder (1882–1941), United States Representative for Louisiana (1913–1915)
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Janet Elder (1956–2017), author and news editor
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Jennifer Elder (born 1968), American author, illustrator, and assistant editor for the Collins Library
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Jim Elder (born 1934), Canadian equestrian
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Jim Elder (born 1950), Deputy Premier of Queensland (1998–2000)
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Jimmy Elder (1928–2022), Scottish professional footballer
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John Elder (disambiguation)
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Josephine Elder (''Olive Gwendoline Potter''; 1895–1988), English children's author
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Josh Elder (born 1980), American journalist and comics writer
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Joycelyn Elders
Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born Minnie Lee Jones; August 13, 1933) is an American pediatrics, pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A Vice Admiral (United States), vice admi ...
(born 1933), United States Surgeon General
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Judyann Elder (born 1948), American actress, director, and writer
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Larry Elder (born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host
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Lauren Elder, American artist and designer
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Lauren Elder (born 1990), American sculptor
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Lee Elder (1934–2021), American professional golfer
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Lew Elder
Lewis Robert Elder (10 March 1905 – 15 May 1971) was a Canadian cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics, three events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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(1905–1971), Canadian cyclist
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Linda Elder
Linda Elder is an American educational psychologist, author and president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking. She is currently an executive director of the Center for Critical Thinking. Elder is best known for her work on critical thinking ...
, American educational psychologist
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Lonne Elder III (1927–1996), American playwright and screenwriter
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Lorenzo W. Elder
Lorenzo Welton Elder (April 15, 1820 - May 11, 1892) was an American physician and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, from 1863 to 1864 during the American Civil War. It was through his ...
(1820–1892), Mayor of Hoboken (1863–1864)
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Madge Elder (1895-1985), Scottish gardener, feminist and writer
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Mark Elder, (born 1947), English conductor
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Maurice Elder (1916–2011), American football and baseball coach
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Miriam Elder, American journalist
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Murray Elder, Baron Elder (1950–2023), British Labour politician
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Nancy Elder (1915–1981), Scottish chess master
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Nathan Elder (born 1985), English semi-professional footballer
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Nelson Elder (1923–1983), Northern Irish unionist politician
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Norman Elder (1939–2003), Canadian explorer and Olympic equestrian
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Norman Elder (botanist) (1896–1974), New Zealand electrical engineer, teacher and botanist
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Peter Percival Elder (1823–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1871–1873)
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Philip Elder, Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands (1986–1993)
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R. Bruce Elder (born 1947), Canadian filmmaker and critic
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Ray Elder (1942–2011), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver
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Raymond Elder (ca. 1962–1994), Northern Irish loyalist
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Robert Elder (disambiguation)
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Rupert Elder, English professional poker player
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Ruth Elder (1902–1977), American pilot and actress
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Samuel Sherer Elder (died 1885), battery commander in the famed U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade
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Sprouts Elder (1904–1957), American motorcycle speedway rider
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Steve Elder (born 1956), Executive Director of the Catholic Education Office Melbourne
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Suzanne Elder, Chicago community activist
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Thereasea Elder, first African American public health nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Thomas Elder, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
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Toby Elder (1934–2005), Australian rules footballer
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Troy Elder (born 1977), Australian field hockey striker and midfielder
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Verona Elder, (born 1953), English athlete
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Viviane Elder (1904–1960), French aviator, driver and actress
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Walt Elder (born 1991), American rugby union player
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William Elder (disambiguation)
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Surnames of Scottish origin
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin