How Many People Have the Last Name Elder?
people had the surname Elder in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,901 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,013 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Elder (79.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Elder ranks #880. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Elder grew from 28,783 people in 2000 to 29,796 in 2010 (up 3.5%), and its rank fell from #1,118 to #1,186. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.67 to 10.1 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 28,783 | 29,796 |
| Rank | #1,118 | #1,186 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.67 | 10.1 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Elder
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Elder: E436
👤 Elder as a First Name
Elder is a first name too: about 1,517 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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