| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 89 |
| Essex | 40 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 18 |
| Lancashire | 120 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 287 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 166 |
| Norfolk | 18 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 98 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 151 |
| Living On Own Means | 17 |
| General Labourer | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Clerk | 7 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Painter | 5 |
| Assistant | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Tailoress | 4 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 4 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Warehouseman | 4 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Farm Servant | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Mariner Engineer | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| House Painter | 3 |
| Upholsterer | 3 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Jet Worker | 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.