Edens Surname

52,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Edens Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of little Ede or Ead (prosperity).

Edens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1481:44,4845,446
Netherlands1,0191:16,5722,554
England1821:306,14323,159
Canada681:541,84745,466
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0431:48,1485,500

Edens (1,050) may also be a first name.

Edens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of little Ede or Ead (prosperity).

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

Edens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edens is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,604th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 749,748 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Edens live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 247,112th most common first name on earth, held by 1,050 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,148 people, or 1 in 44,484. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Edens exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Edens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Edens last name is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edens last name are 19.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.49% less than the national average, earning R 117,660 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $41,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $50,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eddens91341/
Eadens91234/
Eidens91155/
Eedens9151/
Aedens9116/
Eydens9116/
Edenås912/
Gedens911/
Esdens911/
Ediens911/
Edense911/
Eudens910/
Hedens910/
Edns894/
Heydens83272/
Heddens83261/
Haedens83185/
Heudens8344/
Geddens8322/
Jeddens8314/
Hedenås835/
Geidens834/
Heidens833/
Eddiens832/
Headens831/
Eiddens831/
Giedens831/
Hedaens830/
Odens80409/
Adens80220/
Ydens80157/
Edins80121/
Edems8047/
Edenz803/
Idens801/
Heijdens77168/
Heatdens770/
Eddins735,449/
Idiens73182/
Addens73141/
Ijdens73131/
Edgins73105/
Oddens7360/
Odeens7341/
Eidins7328/
Uydens7326/
Eydems7324/
Gidens7315/
Edions7310/
Ohdens738/
Idenås737/
Hadens736/
Adenås735/
Aidens733/
Eduins733/
Hedenz733/
Adoens732/
Edinsh732/
Eidems732/
Gedins732/
Adiens731/
Aydens731/
Adaens731/
Edenze731/
Iddens730/
Hodens730/
Eudins730/
Eadins730/
Eydensová711/
D'Heedens711/
Giddens6710,362/
Heddins67160/
Eijdems6797/
Geddins6739/
Heidenz6716/
Hiddens675/
O'Deens675/
Haidens674/
Adns672/
Haydens672/
Jiddens672/
Idns672/
Addiens671/
Gieddns671/
Gidenns671/
Gaydens671/
Uijdens671/
Haddens670/
Adensch670/

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Edens Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Edens
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