# 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)