Edelman Surname

40,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Edelman Surname Definition:

“Nobleman” in German.

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Edelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6911:41,7055,117
Israel1,4041:6,095929
Netherlands4671:36,1616,081
Australia3751:71,9898,502
Russia3041:474,08944,216
Poland2301:165,25523,091
Guatemala2191:73,4372,611
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
England1431:389,63727,109
France931:714,22389,679
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Finland561:98,15510,071
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China61:227,886,92811,701
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5051:99,44310,106

Edelman (315) may also be a first name.

Edelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Nobleman” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Dutch) The nobleman; a noble or good man; the husband of Edel or Adele (noble).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a wife) The name means: “husband of Edel.” Often a Jewish family name is associated with the wife’s name in cases where she was the breadwinner or where she came from the more distinguished family lineage (yichus).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'noble(man)' 'famous', 'one of high significance'.

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Edelman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edelman (Russian: Эдельман) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edelman is the 40,776th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 567,433 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Edelman live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Edelman is also the 494,917th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 315 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,691 people, or 1 in 41,705. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Edelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edelman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edelman surname increased 1,721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edelman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Edelman are 40.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edelman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.35% less than the national average, earning R 196,404 per year; in United States they earn 22.7% more than the national average, earning $52,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Edelman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edelman in the Russian language
Эдельманedelman-

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Edelman Reference & Research

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