Cognomen Elder (Elder 
, エルダー 
, Эльдер 
, along with others...) , in the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Elder is habitual in Honduras, where it is quite a common surname, Guernsey, and Fiji (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Honduras, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, Elder is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Elder | United Kingdom, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, Brazil |
| エルダー | Japan |
| Эльдер | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Элдер | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Елдер | Russia, Ukraine |
| shammai the elder Jewish scholar and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah (50 BCE-30 CE) (b. 50) |
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| adobogiona the elder Galatian princess and mistress (b. 90) |
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| marcus junius brutus the elder tribune of the Roman Republic in 83 BC (b. 117) |
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| aristodemus of nysa the elder TR (b. 200) |
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| gregory of nazianzus the elder Bishop of Nazianzus (b. 276) |
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| basil the elder Roman saint (b. 300) |
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| aristaeus the elder Greek mathematician (b. 370) |
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| theochrestus the elder LY (b. 400) |
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| olympiodorus the elder Neoplatonist philosopher (b. 500) |
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| carthage the elder Irish saint, IE (b. 500) |
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| sarames the elder (b. 501) |
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leo phokas the elder Byzantine general (b. 801) |
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| nikephoros phokas the elder Byzantine general (b. 850) |
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| judith the elder IT (b. 1100) |
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hugh le despenser/despencer the elder English baron, GB (b. 1261) |
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