Elder (name)

Elder (name)

Family name
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region = Britain
origin =English
related names =Elderkin, Elders, Elderson
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Elder is a medieval English surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1212 in Hertfordshire. [cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Elder |title=Surname: Elder |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-03-30] People with the name Elder or its variants include:

urname

* Alexander Elder, professional stock trader and author in the USA
* 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
* 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
* George Elder
* Heinie Elder
* Jack Elder
* Jack Elder (umpire)
* James Walter Elder
* Jennifer Elder
* Jim Elder
* John Elder (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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