Edleston Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Edleston Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ed(d)leston or Edlaston.

Eddleston, Peebles, was anciently Edolveston = Eád(w)ulf’s Town [Old English tún] Cp. Edelsten.

Edleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
England841:663,31038,317
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Edleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ed(d)leston or Edlaston.

Eddleston, Peebles, was anciently Edolveston = Eád(w)ulf’s Town [Old English tún] Cp. Edelsten.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Egliston; a location name in Dorset.

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

Edleston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edleston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edleston? popularity and diffusion

Edleston is the 1,144,405th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Edleston reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Edleston is primarily found in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Michigan, where 16 percent reside and Louisiana, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Edleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edleston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edleston last name rose 827 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edleston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edleston surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Edleston earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $41,016 USD per year.

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