What nationality is the last name Elder?

Elder (surname)

Origin
Word/name	English
Region of origin	Britain
Other names
Variant form(s)	Elderkin, Elders, Elderson

Is Elder a Scottish surname?

Scottish and English: distinguishing nickname bestowed on the elder (Old English ealdra) of two bearers of the same personal name. It may also denote an elder of a Church, in the sense of a senior and respected member of a congregation.

Is Elder an Irish name?

The name Elder in Ireland is usually of immigrant origin having been brought into the Province of Ulster by settlers from England, especially during the seventeenth century. The name means ‘senior’. It is in Counties Derry and Donegal that the majority of descendants of this name can today be found.

Is the name elder German?

The name Elder is primarily a male name of English origin that means Respected Older Person.

How common is the last name Elder?

Elder Ranking In the United States, the name Elder is the 1,005th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name.

What does the name Elder mean in Spanish?

viejo adjective. old, aged, elderly, antique, stale. el saúco noun. elder.

How common is the name elder?

What is another word for elders?

In this page you can discover 82 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for elder, like: more mature, senior citizen, veteran, aged, ancestor, ranking, doyenne, elderly, superior, ancient and senior.

What clan do the Grays belong to?

The Gray family can be Septs of either Clan Stewart or Clan Sutherland. A rebel son of the Stewarts changed his name to MacGlashan (anglicised to Gray). In the north the Grays of Sutherland possessed lands at Skibo, Sordell and Ardinish.

Is Gray a Viking name?

Also among Irish and Scottish Grays is the English name of Anglo-Norman origin. A knight of Viking origin, Anchetil de Greye, accompanied William the Conqueror in his 1066 invasion of England. de Greye’s descendants would become bishops John de Gray of Norwich and Walter de Gray of York.