Edinburgh Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Edinburgh Surname Definition:

From the name of the city. Alexander de Edynburgh witnessed a confirmation charter by David, bishop of St. Andrews between 1233 and 1255 (Soltre, p. 26; RD., p. 71), and as Alexander de Edenburg he witnessed a charter to the monks of Holyrood in 1240 (LSC.

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Edinburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
England1631:341,82924,929
Scotland911:58,8334,840
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Israel141:611,26042,949
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Edinburgh (33) may also be a first name.

Edinburgh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the name of the city. Alexander de Edynburgh witnessed a confirmation charter by David, bishop of St. Andrews between 1233 and 1255 (Soltre, p. 26; RD., p. 71), and as Alexander de Edenburg he witnessed a charter to the monks of Holyrood in 1240 (LSC., 76). Robertus de Edinbrught was canon of Glasgow, 1265 (RAA., I, p. 269), James of Edinburgh, burgess of Edinburgh, rendered homage for his possessions in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197), and in 1328 we have record of a payment to John de Edinburgh (ER., I, p. 101). Other individuals of the name are mentioned in the same volume. Thomas of Edyngburgh, Scots merchant, to be freed from Tower of London, 1396 (Bain, IV, 480), John de Edynburgh, burgess of Irvine, witnessed an instrument of sasine there in 1446 (Irvine, I, p. 137), and Helen Edinburgh appears in 1499 (PDG.). The surname is now probably extinct.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Belonging to Edinburgh, anciently E(a)dwines-burg = EAdwine’s Strong- hold [Old English burg, a stronghold, fortress] The Eádwine was, of course, the famous King of Northumbria. But as in the 7th cent. we find such Celtic forms as Etin, Eidden, Dineiddyn [Welsh din = Gaelic dún, a hill-fort], and in the Pictish Chronicle (10th cent.) Oppidum Eden-Gaelic Dunedin, it is not un­reasonable to suppose that the Old English name may have been an assimi­lated (and translated) form of an earlier Celtic name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Scottish metropolis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edinburgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edinburgh is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edinburgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 510,931st most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Edinburgh are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 35 percent reside, Louisiana, where 17 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Edinburgh occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 14 percent reside.

Edinburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edinburgh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edinburgh last name grew 3,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 479 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edinburgh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Edinburgh last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.18% being registered to vote for the party.

Edinburgh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,154 USD per year.

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