Edmondson Surname

18,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Edmondson 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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Edmondson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,2321:18,8472,370
England5,8751:9,4841,397
Australia1,8541:14,5612,064
Canada1,0131:36,3734,629
Jamaica4011:7,157853
New Zealand2841:15,9452,783
Scotland1521:35,2223,441
Northern Ireland1201:15,3752,088
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Guyana1061:7,1911,184
Wales971:31,9023,216
Ireland461:102,3685,449
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Panama41:978,06412,245
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malta11:430,2723,380
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4211:7,1251,103
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3411:21,4522,704

Edmondson (112) may also be a first name.

Edmondson 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

'son of Edmond,' which see. Laurence tilius Aedmundi witnessed a charter by Adam, son of Serlo, of six acres of land of Gorgin (Gorgie), a. 1200 (LSC., 34), and John Edmundson was burgess of Aberdeen in 1406 (Friars, 25).

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

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Edmund.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edmondson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edmondson (Russian: Эдмондсон) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmondson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,663rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 246,709 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Edmondson are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Edmondson is also the 885,979th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 112 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 19,232 people, or 1 in 18,847. In The United States Edmondson is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Edmondson occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Edmondson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edmondson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edmondson surname grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edmondson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Edmondson surname is principally Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edmondson surname are 15.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edmondson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 742.92% more than the national average, earning R 2,003,100 per year; in United States they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $41,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Edmondson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edmondson in the Russian language
Эдмондсонedmondson-

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Edmondson Reference & Research

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