Edmeston Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Edmeston Surname Definition:

EDMESTON, Edmiston: Shortened forms of Edmondston, which see, as shown by the entry "Edmiestoun of Duntreath" in 1681. James Edmestoune of Ballewyn in record in Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, I). Edmistoun 1641, Edmistone 1651.

Edmeston Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Edmeston (22) may also be a first name.

Edmeston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

EDMESTON, Edmiston: Shortened forms of Edmondston, which see, as shown by the entry "Edmiestoun of Duntreath" in 1681. James Edmestoune of Ballewyn in record in Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, I). Edmistoun 1641, Edmistone 1651.

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

A corruption of Edmonstone.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Edmeston Demographics

Average Edmeston Salary in
South Africa

R 819,372

Per year
Rank:
6,276 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000228866
Rank: 37,328 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
344.8%
Sample size: 7 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

Edmeston Last Name Facts

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

Edmeston occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Edmeston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmeston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edmeston is the 2,414,640th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Edmeston occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Edmeston live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 97 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Edmeston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edmeston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edmeston Last Name Statistics demography

Edmeston earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 244.8% more than the national average, earning R 819,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmeton930/
Edmiston887,421/
Edmaston880/
Edmoston880/
Edmistone82156/
Edmaiston82124/
Edmistonn821/
Edmisston820/
Edmistan751/
Admiston750/
Edmitton750/
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