Elders is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elders
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elders

How popular is Elders?

Elders is common in United States, Netherlands, England, South Africa, Germany.

Elders is ranked 121849 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Elders bearers increased by 2.498438 per cent in 2010 US census to 1641 since 2000, the surname slipped by 733 spots and ranked at 17258. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.46 90.76
Black 4.94 5.93
Hispanic or Latino 1.83 0.81
Others 1.65 1.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.16 0.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.98 0.37
Elders is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Netherlands. Around 3760 people have been found who wears Elders as their family name. Elders is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
57,705 Israel9
14,698 Egypt9
81,887 Spain8
42,112 New Zealand6
249,104 Philippines6
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,770 Norway26
13,328 Scotland20
66,397 Belgium14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,007 Canada62
4,895 Ireland56
34,965 Australia53
Countries with hundreds of Elders:
3,384 Netherlands790
18,223 England262
35,195 South Africa110
55,187 Germany110
Countries with thousands of Elders:
16,695 United States2,200

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Elders worked as carpenter while Ann Elders was Carpenter and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old Ann embarked for USA from Liverpool on Queen and arrived on June 1, 1848.

Elders Namesakes

  • Joycelyn Elders, American pediatrician and public health administrator

Elders Namesakes

  • Joycelyn Elders, American pediatrician and public health administrator

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