Edards Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Edards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Edards Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edards Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Edards occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edards? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Edards reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles.

Edards is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Edards is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 87 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 13 percent reside. Aside from England Edards occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Edards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edards has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Edards surname contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edards Last Name Statistics demography

Edards earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning $34,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eddards92101/
Edeards924/
Edhards921/
Edaards921/
Edgards921/
Edard91151/
Edgard834,104/
Edhard8347/
Ederds833/
Gedard833/
Edaurd832/
Hedard831/
Eedard831/
Odards830/
Edords830/
Eddard830/
Edhardt7726/
Edgardh7715/
Edgardt778/
Gedgard772/
Heidard771/
Edhardh771/
Edgaurd771/
Hesdard770/
Edderds770/
Heddard770/
Geddard770/
Edart73250/
Edord735/
Hedgaard7110/
Gedhardt719/
Hedgardh712/
Edoird6742/
Edourd6725/
Edhart6720/
Gedart6720/
Yodard6712/
Edgart6712/
Gidard672/
Aderds671/
Edhardová671/
Heidhardt671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edards
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