Elder (surname)

Elder is a Scottish surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh. People with the name Elder or its variants include:

Surname

 * Aldamar Elder (1854–1951), American politician and businessman
 * Alex Elder (born 1941), Northern Irish footballer
 * Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders Limited in 1840
 * Alexander Elder, co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
 * Alfonso Elder (1898–1974), second president of North Carolina Central University
 * Alison Elder, English cricket player
 * Alistair Elder, New Zealand association football player
 * Ann Elder (born 1942), American screenwriter
 * Anne Elder (1918–1976), Australian poet.
 * Brad Elder (born 1975), American professional golfer
 * Brenda Elder, English actress
 * Brian Elder, Michigan politician
 * Bruce Elder (disambiguation)
 * Bryce Elder (born 1999), American baseball player
 * Callum Elder (born 1995), Australian professional footballer
 * Charles Elder (1821–1851), English painter
 * Chris Elder (born 1992), English rugby union player
 * Christian Elder (1968–2007), American sports car and former NASCAR stock car driver
 * Christine A. Elder, American diplomat
 * Christopher Elder (born 1947), New Zealand diplomat
 * Clarence Elder, British art director
 * Claybourne Elder (born 1982), American actor
 * Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
 * Corn Elder (born 1994), American football cornerback
 * Dave Elder (disambiguation)
 * David Elder, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament (2014-2019)
 * Dawn Elder, American composer, pianist, and music producer
 * Don Elder, New Zealand engineer and businessman
 * Donnie Elder, professional American football player
 * Dorothy-Grace Elder (born 1942), Scottish journalist and politician
 * Eddie Elder (born 1989), American football player
 * Edward Elder (1812–1858), headmaster of Charterhouse School (from 1853)
 * Ern Elder (1916–2007), Australia rules footballer
 * Fred Elder, NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner
 * George Elder (disambiguation)
 * Glen Elder (born 1934), American sociologist
 * Heinie Elder (1890–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Hinemoa Elder, youth forensic psychiatrist from New Zealand
 * Isabella Elder (1828-1905), Scottish philanthropist
 * Jack Elder (1885–1944), Australian rules football umpire
 * Jack Elder (politician) (born 1949), New Zealand politician
 * Jack Elder (luger) (born 1941), USA Olympian Luge
 * Jake Elder (1936–2010), NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup crew chief
 * James Walter Elder (1882–1941), United States Representative for Louisiana (1913–1915)
 * Janet Elder (1956–2017), author and news editor
 * Jennifer Elder (born 1968), American author, illustrator, and assistant editor for the Collins Library
 * Jim Elder (born 1934), Canadian equestrian
 * Jim Elder (born 1950), Deputy Premier of Queensland (1998–2000)
 * Jimmy Elder (1928–2022), Scottish professional footballer
 * John Elder (disambiguation)
 * Josephine Elder (Olive Gwendoline Potter; 1895–1988), English children's author
 * Josh Elder (born 1980), American journalist and comics writer
 * Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), United States Surgeon General
 * Judyann Elder (born 1948), American actress, director, and writer
 * Larry Elder (born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host
 * Lauren Elder, American artist and designer
 * Lauren Elder (born 1990), American sculptor
 * Lee Elder (1934–2021), American professional golfer
 * Lew Elder (1905–1971), Canadian cyclist
 * Linda Elder, American educational psychologist
 * Lonne Elder III (1927–1996), American playwright and screenwriter
 * Lorenzo W. Elder (1820–1892), Mayor of Hoboken (1863–1864)
 * Madge Elder (1895-1985), Scottish gardener, feminist and writer
 * Mark Elder, (born 1947), English conductor
 * Maurice Elder (1916–2011), American football and baseball coach
 * Miriam Elder, American journalist
 * Murray Elder, Baron Elder (1950–2023), British Labour politician
 * Nancy Elder (1915–1981), Scottish chess master
 * Nathan Elder (born 1985), English semi-professional footballer
 * Nelson Elder (1923–1983), Northern Irish unionist politician
 * Norman Elder (1939–2003), Canadian explorer and Olympic equestrian
 * Norman Elder (botanist) (1896–1974), New Zealand electrical engineer, teacher and botanist
 * Peter Percival Elder (1823–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1871–1873)
 * Philip Elder, Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands (1986–1993)
 * R. Bruce Elder (born 1947), Canadian filmmaker and critic
 * Ray Elder (1942–2011), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver
 * Raymond Elder (ca. 1962–1994), Northern Irish loyalist
 * Robert Elder (disambiguation)
 * Rupert Elder, English professional poker player
 * Ruth Elder (1902–1977), American pilot and actress
 * Samuel Sherer Elder (died 1885), battery commander in the famed U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade
 * Sprouts Elder (1904–1957), American motorcycle speedway rider
 * Steve Elder (born 1956), Executive Director of the Catholic Education Office Melbourne
 * Suzanne Elder, Chicago community activist
 * Thereasea Elder, first African American public health nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina
 * Thomas Elder, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
 * Toby Elder (1934–2005), Australian rules footballer
 * Troy Elder (born 1977), Australian field hockey striker and midfielder
 * Verona Elder, (born 1953), English athlete
 * Viviane Elder (1904–1960), French aviator, driver and actress
 * Walt Elder (born 1991), American rugby union player
 * William Elder (disambiguation)