Edge Surname
Approximately 33,088 people bear this surname
Edge Surname Definition:
Local 'at the edge,' from residence thereby; M E. tgge. 'Slaw, or dul of egge (dul of wyt), obtusus': Promptorium Parvulorum (a) Local. More specifically 'of Edge,' a township in the parish of Pontesbury, Salop.
Robert atte Egge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameEdge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,923 | 1:22,763 | 2,856 |
| England | 10,331 | 1:5,393 | 751 |
| Australia | 2,179 | 1:12,389 | 1,807 |
| Canada | 1,076 | 1:34,243 | 4,400 |
| Wales | 632 | 1:4,896 | 531 |
| New Zealand | 609 | 1:7,436 | 1,269 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| South Africa | 262 | 1:206,785 | 21,999 |
| Ireland | 218 | 1:21,601 | 2,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 217 | 1:8,502 | 1,417 |
| India | 207 | 1:3,705,630 | 103,250 |
| Scotland | 158 | 1:33,885 | 3,345 |
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Israel | 111 | 1:77,096 | 9,393 |
| Isle of Man | 75 | 1:1,144 | 182 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Jamaica | 34 | 1:84,410 | 3,809 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 130 | 1:34,076 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,077 | 1:4,801 | 723 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:17,048 | 1,015 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,726 | 1:29,095 | 3,544 |
The alternate forms: Edgê (1) are calculated separately.
Edge (545) may also be a first name.
Edge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'at the edge,' from residence thereby; M E. tgge. 'Slaw, or dul of egge (dul of wyt), obtusus': Promptorium Parvulorum (a) Local. More specifically 'of Edge,' a township in the parish of Pontesbury, Salop.
Robert atte Egge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Is atte Egge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John de Egge, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes del Egge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henry del Egge. of Withington, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy.
John del Egge, of Reddish, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
Therefore the Lancashire Edges probably hailed from Alderley Edge.
1617. Married — Henry Rappitt and Isabel Edge: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) 1 Dweller at a Hill-Ridge [Middle English egge, Old English ecg] Adam del Egge, A.D. 1307.—Lanc. Inquests, &c.
Nicholas del Egge, A.D. 1312.—Lanc. Fines.
2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ecg(a = Sword [from Old English ecg, edge, sword]
(English) One who came from Edge (edge or hillside), the name of places in Cheshire and Shropshire.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Edge: the brow of a hill, as Edgehill, Audley Edge. In names, for euphony, an l is sometimes introduced, as Cumberledge, Depledge; but it is possible enough that “ledge” may have been used as shelf on a hill.
The name of Edge is well represented in the Derby district. Several of the boroughreeves of Manchester bore this name last century (Baines' "Lancashire").
User-submitted Reference
The surname Edge has several origins.
(English, German) Dweller at the edge or ridge.
(Norse) Variant of the surname Egge.
It is the name of parishes in Cheshire, Shropshire, and Yorkshire.
- dinn315(Cornish, English, British, Celtic) It is a variant of the surname Wedge.
- dinn315Edge Demographics
Edge Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Edge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edge (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺝ, Marathi: एडगे) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Edgê. For other potential spellings of Edge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edge? popularity and diffusion
Edge is the 16,787th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,247 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Edge reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Edge is also the 360,901st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 545 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,923 people, or 1 in 22,763. In The United States Edge is mostly found in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Edge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Edge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edge surname rose 923 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 687 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 168 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,317 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States Edge are 18.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.6% being registered with the party.
The amount Edge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.41% more than the national average, earning R 350,292 per year; in United States they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning $40,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $54,929 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edge in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺝ | aj | - |
| Edge in the Marathi language | ||
| एडगे | edage | 87.5 |
| येडगे | yedage | 12.5 |
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Edge Reference & Research
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