Surname Checker / Elder
How Common Is the Last Name Elder?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Elder today
32,991
Ranked #1,186 of 162,254 published surnames · 10.1 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 29,796 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
79.15%
Black
15.72%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.52%
Hispanic
2.38%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.