| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 40 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 19 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 113 |
| Essex | 33 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 15 |
| Lancashire | 154 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 221 |
| Middlesex | 36 |
| Northumberland | 179 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| Warwickshire | 19 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 135 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 9 |
| General Labourer | 9 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 6 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Mariner Engineer | 5 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Carman | 4 |
| Commercial Clerk | 4 |
| Cook Domestic | 4 |
| House Maid Domestic | 4 |
| Engine Fitter | 4 |
| School | 4 |
| Attending School | 4 |
| Bank Clerk | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 3 |
| French Polisher | 3 |
| Nurse Domestic | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Dock Labourer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Gardener Domestic | 3 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 3 |
| School Boy | 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.