Submitted Surnames with "elder" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword elder.
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Akhba Abkhaz
Derived from Abkhaz akhba meaning "elder" or аб (āb) "father".
Aksakal Turkish
Means "elder, senior" in Turkish.
Alderman English
Status name from Middle English alderman, Old English ealdorman, "elder". In medieval England an alderman was a member of the governing body of a city or borough; also the head of a guild.
Annavarapu Telugu
Means “one who has received the blessings or gifts of an elder brother or respected person”.
Ben Zaken Hebrew
Means "son of the old man" or "son of the elder" in Hebrew.
Den Ouden Dutch
Means "the elder, the senior", from Middle Dutch out "old".
Elwood English
It's either from a place name in Gloucestershire, England called Ellwood that is derived from Old English ellern "elder tree" and wudu "wood", or a form of the Old English personal name Ælfweald, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and weald "rule".
Holder German, Jewish, English
1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree. Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house... [more]
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Pirzadeh Persian
Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.
Signore Italian
from the medieval personal name Signore (from Latin senior "senior elder" genitive senioris). from signore ‘lord’ hence a derisive nickname for a peasant who gave himself airs and graces or an occupational name for someone in the service of a great lord... [more]
Um Khmer
Means "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.