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 borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Édelmann. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,791st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 583,517 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Edelmann reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Edelmann is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 9,080 people, or 1 in 8,866. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 24 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

Edelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Edelmann Last Name Statistics demography

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