Edensor Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Edensor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edensor,' a parish in Derbyshire, two miles from Bakewell. Always pronounced Ensor.

Richard de Edenesore, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1604. Daniel Ensor and Elizabeth Wymple: Marriage Lic.

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Edensor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Edensor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edensor,' a parish in Derbyshire, two miles from Bakewell. Always pronounced Ensor.

Richard de Edenesore, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1604. Daniel Ensor and Elizabeth Wymple: Marriage Lic. (London).

1706. Married — John Ensor and Araphilhs Mapes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The Ensors of Rollesby Hall, co. Norfolk, are descended from the Edensors of Staffordshire, who doubtless borrowed their surname from the parish of Edensor in the neighbouring county of Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Ensors, of Dorset, may be descended, like the Ensors of Rollesby Hall, Norfolk, from the Edensors of Staffordshire, who derived their name from a Derbyshire parish (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Edensor Last Name Facts

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

Edensor is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edensor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Edensor occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Edensor are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 75 percent reside, West Midlands, where 6 percent reside and Norfolk, where 5 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Edensor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edensor has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Edensor surname increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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