Edes Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Edes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede'; v. Eddie for fuller statement and many instances.

Symon fil. Ede, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565-6. Audrian Awdrvan and Christiane Ede: Marriage Lic.

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Edes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2161:43,5384,945
United States5141:705,17355,723
England1891:294,80522,579
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

The alternate forms: Édes (626), Edeş (569) & Édeš (1) are calculated separately.

Edes (4,896) may also be a first name.

Edes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede'; v. Eddie for fuller statement and many instances.

Symon fil. Ede, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565-6. Audrian Awdrvan and Christiane Ede: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Thomas Edes and Margery Bishop: ibid.

1803. Married — William Ede and Elizabeth Holdaway: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

User-submitted Reference

Édes is a Hungarian name meaning 'sweet' or 'charming'. In 1638 Gergely Édes, his wife Katalin Kerekes, and 4 brothers; Vince, Ferenc, Mátyás and György, were granted nobility by Hapsburg Emperor, Ferdinand III, in Poszony, now Bratislava. They were granted land in and near the village of Madar, now Modrany, Slovakia where many of their descendants now live.

An 18th century family document claims that they had been soldiers in Transylvania for Prince Gabor Bethlen and were forced to flee after Bethlen's death due to conflicts with the new prince. The story states that their original surname wasÉde, a patronymic. They changed their name to Édes in order to hide their identity.

The Édes families Anglicized their surnames to Edes when migrating to English speaking countries.

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Edes Last Name Facts

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

Edes (Russian: Эдес) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant: Édes, Edeş or Édeš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 187,404th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,228,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Edes are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Edes is also the 97,459th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 4,896 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,216 people, or 1 in 43,538. In Tanzania Edes is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 28 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 21 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Edes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Edes last name increased 209 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edes last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Edes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.92% less than the national average, earning $41,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Édes92626/
Edeş92569/
Eades8911,294/
Eudes891,984/
Edges89193/
Hedes89177/
Edeus89176/
Yedes89167/
Gedes89135/
Edies89133/
Edese8976/
Eedes8954/
Eddes8952/
Edees8924/
Edeis8915/
Eides8913/
Edesh8912/
Aedes899/
Edhes897/
Eydes896/
Edets896/
Edess895/
Oedes895/
Esdes895/
Edehs893/
Edeas892/
Jedes892/
Edest891/
Ede8686,968/
Édeš831/
Geddes8021,139/
Yedess80603/
Heudes80431/
Heddes80362/
Hedesh80100/
Eddies8096/
Heedes8055/
Yeddes8034/
Gedeas8022/
Geedes8021/
Hedesz8021/
Hedeås8019/
Eidesh8018/
Edhese8016/
Jedies8015/
Ehydes8015/
Heades8013/
Yedese808/
Gedesh805/
Jedeus804/
Ehides804/
Eideas803/
Eddeus803/
Heides802/
Geides802/
Jeddes801/
Jedges801/
Hedeus801/
Hedhes801/
Easdes801/
Eadees801/
Eadges801/
Eddeis801/
Eddets801/
Edeiss801/
Edhess801/
Eyhdes801/
Eadess801/
Giedes801/
Hoedes801/
Euddes801/
Jedeis801/
Hedess801/
Hedies801/
Hejdes801/
Gedeis801/
Ehdeas801/
Edgess801/
Yedeas801/
Edeshe801/
Edesse801/
Yesdes801/
Gedges800/
Hedees800/
Edet75181,957/
Edeh75116,369/
Eder7556,744/
Edge7533,088/
Eide7519,523/
Edis7510,297/
Eade758,739/
Gede758,017/
Edea756,519/
Hede754,522/
Edie754,381/
Ades753,844/
Edey752,821/
Esde752,668/
Eude751,847/
Edje751,807/
Edde751,766/
Eede751,409/
Edep751,398/
Edeu75624/
Eyde75532/
Ides75412/
Odes75313/
Edee75193/
Edhe75169/
Iede75157/
Ehde75131/
Eded75129/
Edei75109/
Edys7564/
Eïde7531/
Edec7531/
Ydes7523/
Ejde7518/
Edez756/
Edej755/
Edex752/
Etde752/
Edjs751/
Jdes751/
Yedesse7365/
Geddeis7350/
Headges7327/
Geddess735/
Heddese735/
Heidges735/
Hiedges734/
Yeddees734/
Edesová733/
Eadesse732/
Heddges731/
Hedgess731/
Hediess731/
Heidies731/
Eaddies731/
Yedeshe731/
Jedesse731/
Edeesse731/
Eda'eis731/
Edheise731/
Heideus731/
Ioeides731/
Heedges730/
Heide6715,700/
Eddie679,221/
Eadie676,737/
Heyde674,559/
Hodes673,110/
Gedey672,538/
Heude671,843/
Gedge671,749/
Hydes671,699/
Heder671,678/
Gedde67826/
Heede67763/
Hedde67659/
Hides67658/
Eader67539/
Ediss67496/
Ideus67480/
Ejdys67463/
Eideh67444/
Idesh67413/
Eider67410/
Heded67409/
Addes67372/
Eidet67343/
Eddis67333/
Edish67322/
Gedei67316/
Eddey67297/
Adesh67297/
Heade67296/
Edios67285/
Eddez67240/
Odeus67225/
Gedhe67210/
Edeer67195/
Eudey67194/
Edder67183/
Hedje67176/
Adeus67164/
Hejde67163/
Edise67155/
Hades67127/
Gides67116/
Geyde67110/
Edeet67108/
Edhie67106/
Odess67105/
Gedee67104/
Oddes67100/
Esder6796/
Heidesch6786/
Aydes6784/
Hedea6782/
Odeis6779/
Ideis6778/
Ejdey6777/
Eddeh6776/
Eidie6766/
Hedeh6766/
Oydes6765/
Gedis6763/
Iodes6763/
Eidje6762/
Eyder6760/
Adess6759/
Hiede6759/
Eedee6758/
Getde6755/
Edais6753/
Eudis6753/
Aides6744/
Adães6744/
Eidex6741/
Eddys6740/
Hedej6739/
Hedez6738/
Hedeş6738/
Eydis6737/
Eidde6733/
Odesh6733/
Jiede6732/
Edeih6731/
Eadge6731/
Geede6729/
Adees6728/
Adies6727/
Ideas6725/
Ediea6725/
Hedey6724/
Edieh6724/
Gejde6723/
Ederr6722/
Idese6722/
Eddet6721/
Hehedesh6720/
Odies6719/
Eidge6719/
Edije6719/
Eedhe6718/
Eidys6718/
Edihe6717/
Hedet6717/
Eïdje6717/
Gedez6715/
Hehde6714/
Idies6713/
Eydet6713/
Eedet6713/
Jeede6712/
Idees6712/
Eadez6712/
Eidis6712/
Hedie6711/
Eedea6711/
Jedis6711/
Odeas6711/
Yodes6711/
Iedeh6710/
Gedea6710/
Eydde679/
Eydie679/
Edeeh679/
Eedey678/
Gedeş678/
Ejdea677/
E'Die677/
Eedde677/
Edeit677/
Hedei677/
Eadey676/
Eddei676/
Gedej676/
Edyos675/
Isdes675/
Edett675/
Edheh675/
Ydess675/
Eddex674/
Edice674/
Adeas674/
Adeis674/
Eidea674/
Ydets674/
Eedie673/
Adhes673/
Yedis673/
Eddge673/
Edeid673/
Hedis673/
Hedee673/
Eidee673/
Aades673/
Edech673/
Eduis673/
Eijde673/
Eddea673/
Edijs673/
Edist673/
Ediez673/
Etder673/
Iddes672/
Aedis672/
Edeij672/
Edeshova672/
Eydeh672/
Eydje672/
Edher672/
Edhis672/
Eadde672/
Eadea672/
Hedhe672/
Hedys672/
Hedec672/
Hedex672/
Idesz672/
Eadet672/
Ededd672/
Edgis672/
Yides672/
Ededt672/
Edehh672/
Egyde672/
Yedez672/
Eudeu672/
Edeïh672/
Heïde672/
Hedep672/
Eeded672/
Eadis671/
Edgey671/
Odhes671/
Oides671/
Hedeu671/
Iedhe671/
Easde671/
E'Dey671/
Eadhe671/
Eadje671/
Edead671/
Edeyd671/
Eidej671/
Ejdei671/
Eedei671/
Eeder671/
Eedge671/
Edays671/
Jedez671/
Eddee671/
Edehc671/
Etdet671/
Edeat671/
Eudeh671/
Edejh671/
Uides671/
Uydes671/
Idess671/
Jdese671/
Hedesova671/
Hedeș671/
Ședer671/
Ydeus671/
Gedys671/
Eudez671/
Eadee671/
Edded671/
Edisc671/
Edetc671/
Edeyh671/
Ededh671/
Edeed671/
Eidei671/
Edeee671/
Edeip671/
Ediey671/
Eudee671/
Eudei671/
Eydee670/
Eudie670/
Eisde670/

Edes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edes in the Russian language
Эдесedes-

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