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 surname Edleston has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edleston is the 1,144,405th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Edleston is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Edleston are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Edleston is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Edleston is mostly found in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and Louisiana, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Edleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Edleston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edleston last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the 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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