Edmison Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Edmison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edmison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:786,24560,824
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Scotland161:334,61415,044
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Edmison (93) may also be a first name.

Edmison Last Name Facts

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

Edmison is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 497,277th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Edmison reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most numerous first name globally, held by 93 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 786,245. In The United States Edmison is mostly found in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States Edmison exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Edmison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edmison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Edmison last name increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edmison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edmison surname are 9.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Edmison earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $58,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmisson93243/
Edmitson933/
Edmision932/
Jedmison932/
Edmission8812/
Edmaitson881/
Edmisom861/
Edmisen860/
Edmeson860/
Edmyson860/
Edmedson800/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edmison
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis