Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ELDER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ELD. ELDE. ELDER. I think these names must be taken literally as relating to the advanced age of tlie original bearer, (A-Sax. ealil) especially as we have the correlatives Young and Younger.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic