Elders Family History
Elders Name Meaning
English (North eastern England): variant of Elder 1 and 2 with post-medieval excrescent -s. Dutch: genitivized patronymic from Eldert from the ancient Germanic personal name Adelhard composed of the elements adel ‘noble’ and hard ‘hardy strong’ a vowel variant of Alders .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022