| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 96 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 52 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 179 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 104 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 76 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 114 |
| House Servant | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Mariner | 5 |
| Wife Of Above | 5 |
| Tailor | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Housekeeper | 4 |
| Servant | 4 |
| Silk Weaver | 4 |
| Linen Weaver | 4 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 3 |
| Engineer Turner | 3 |
| Milliner | 3 |
| Needle Woman | 3 |
| Master Mariner | 3 |
| Fish Dealer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Cotton Winder | 2 |
| House Maid | 2 |
| No Occupation | 2 |
| 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.