Edgelow Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Edgelow Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Ridge Hill or Tumulus [Old English ecg + hlœw]

Edgelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada701:526,36644,416
Australia411:658,43245,385
United States251:14,498,357517,445
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Edgelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Ridge Hill or Tumulus [Old English ecg + hlœw]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Edgelow Last Name Facts

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

Edgelow is most common in Canada. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgelow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Edgelow reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 526,366. In Canada Edgelow is most common in: British Columbia, where 66 percent are found, Alberta, where 31 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 3 percent are found. Besides Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Edgelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edgelow surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Edgelow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $56,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedgelow930/
Hegelow8617/
Eigelow861/
Hedgilow804/
Edgelhof801/
Igelow771/
Egelhof71616/
Egelohf717/
Ezelowa711/
Egeloff710/
Hegelaw710/
Egelhoff67688/
Eggelhof671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edgelow
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