Edelmann Surname

41,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Edelmann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Nobleman [O.H.Ger. edili, noble + man(n]

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Edelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,0801:8,8661,100
United States1,0741:337,48530,444
Switzerland8791:9,3431,525
Austria5491:15,5112,306
France1941:342,38551,549
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Finland681:80,8348,744
Canada641:575,71247,839
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Poland551:691,06859,060
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
England351:1,591,94567,242
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Norway171:302,48730,120
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

The alternate forms: Édelmann (37) are calculated separately.

Edelmann (21) may also be a first name.

Edelmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Nobleman [O.H.Ger. edili, noble + man(n]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

User-submitted Reference

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

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Edelmann Last Name Facts

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

Edelmann (Russian: Эдельманн) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Édelmann. Click here for further possible spellings of Edelmann.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,791st most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 583,517 people. The last name Edelmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Edelmann live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. Edelmann is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 21 people.

Edelmann is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 9,080 people, or 1 in 8,866. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent reside, Bavaria, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Edelmann is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Edelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edelmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Edelmann surname expanded 959 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edelmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edelmann surname are 35.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Edelmann earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning 325,677 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $55,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Edelmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edelmann in the Russian language
Эдельманнedelmann-

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Edelmann Reference & Research

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