Edmonds Surname

10,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Edmonds Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Edmund.' In North Lancashire Edmundson or Edmondson has been a familiar surname for centuries.

Simon dl. Edmundi, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas fil. Edmundi, Kent, ibid.

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Edmonds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,7421:11,0701,366
England8,3741:6,654960
Australia5,7731:4,676680
New Zealand1,7851:2,537359
Canada1,7771:20,7352,862
Wales3641:8,501942
South Africa3481:155,68317,592
Scotland2931:18,2722,185
Ireland1641:28,7132,589
Guyana901:8,4691,337
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Panama611:64,1352,850
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
France451:1,476,060142,161
India361:21,307,372304,812
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Guernsey291:2,222539
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Gibraltar221:1,543353
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Israel101:855,76354,181
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,1051:4,775716
Wales4711:3,330226
Scotland1031:36,3422,873
Guernsey411:796136
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4521:11,2801,469

Edmonds (286) may also be a first name.

Edmonds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Edmund.' In North Lancashire Edmundson or Edmondson has been a familiar surname for centuries.

Simon dl. Edmundi, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas fil. Edmundi, Kent, ibid.

Thomas Edmund, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William Edmund, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Edmund fil. Osmund, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Johannes Edmund, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Edmundua del Grange, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Edmondson, taylour, 1379:.

Johannes Edmondson, 1379: ibid.

Margaret Edmondson, of Catton, 1577: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Leonard Edmondson, of Melting, 1582: ibid.

1809. Married — Thomas Edmands and Mary Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Edmond’s or Edmund’s (Son): v. Edmond, Edmund.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) The son of Edmond or Edmund (rich, protector).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Edmund.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. A patronymic. 2. A Norman name. Peter de St. Edmundo occurs in Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Drogo de St. Edmundo in England 1199, and Richard (Rotuli Curiae Regis), Lucas de St. Edmund, and others, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Edmonds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edmonds has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmonds? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,710th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 138,842 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Edmonds reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 523,065th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 286 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 32,742 people, or 1 in 11,070. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Edmonds is found in 88 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Edmonds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edmonds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edmonds surname grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 128 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edmonds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (46%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Edmonds surname are 10.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Edmonds earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.81% less than the national average, earning 180,618 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.2% more than the national average, earning R 416,352 per year; in United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmounds9343/
Eddmonds9328/
Edmondds933/
Esdmonds931/
Hedmonds931/
Edmonnds930/
Edmond9247,246/
Edmunds8621,294/
Edmands86633/
Hedmond8638/
Edmound8627/
Admonds867/
Edmomds865/
Eddmond861/
Edmonts861/
Edmonzs861/
Edmondz861/
Headmond8011/
Edmuinds801/
D'Edmond801/
Edmunnds801/
Eddmunds801/
Easdmond801/
Edmont77376/
Idmond77196/
Edmand7765/
Edmomd771/
Hedmont7114/
Hedmand713/
Gidmond712/
Edmumds711/
Gedmont711/
Admonts711/
Edmants710/
Heidemand6346/
Idmont62322/
Idmhand57386/
Idhmand571/
Idmahand53137/
Jydemand539/

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Edmonds Reference & Research

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