| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 59 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 22 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 160 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 97 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 43 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 66 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| House Servant | 8 |
| Servant | 8 |
| Labourer | 7 |
| Annuitant | 7 |
| At Home | 7 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Tailor | 6 |
| Errand Boy | 5 |
| Silk Weaver | 5 |
| Cabinet Maker | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Porter | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| House Maid | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Mariner | 3 |
| Mason | 3 |
| Cotton Piecer | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Coach Maker | 3 |
| Shoe Maker | 3 |
| Master Mariner | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Elder | 497 |
| Mary Elder | 434 |
| John Elder | 371 |
| James Elder | 319 |
| Elizabeth Elder | 313 |
| Thomas Elder | 237 |
| Robert Elder | 208 |
| Margaret Elder | 173 |
| Henry Elder | 168 |
| George Elder | 163 |
| Sarah Elder | 161 |
| Jane Elder | 150 |
| Charles Elder | 141 |
| Ann Elder | 134 |
| Isabella Elder | 97 |
| Alexander Elder | 91 |
| Eliza Elder | 87 |
| David Elder | 86 |
| Annie Elder | 85 |
| Alice Elder | 77 |
| Ellen Elder | 66 |
| Joseph Elder | 66 |
| Maria Elder | 66 |
| Charlotte Elder | 60 |
| Edward Elder | 57 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alder | 80% | 16,494 |
| 2 | Loader | 50% | 12,013 |
| 3 | Leader | 67% | 10,986 |
| 4 | Elder | 100% | 6,671 |
| 5 | Leeder | 67% | 4,837 |
| 6 | Loder | 60% | 4,463 |
| 7 | Older | 80% | 2,582 |
| 8 | Lauder | 50% | 2,225 |
| 9 | Ludor | 40% | 358 |
| 10 | Lader | 60% | 332 |
| 11 | Louder | 50% | 294 |
| 12 | Laider | 50% | 206 |
| 13 | Leder | 60% | 201 |
| 14 | Leider | 67% | 171 |
| 15 | Luder | 60% | 165 |
The surname Elder is the 4th most popular variant of Alder.