Edmund Surname

43,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Edmund 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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Edmund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,6041:11,4991,504
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
United States1,3941:260,01424,550
Nigeria9971:177,67610,944
Malaysia6341:46,5213,709
Trinidad and Tobago4821:2,830484
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Saint Lucia2261:791146
England1861:299,55922,824
Guyana1571:4,855859
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Namibia971:24,8394,039
Canada811:454,88439,362
Micronesia641:1,660378
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Jamaica551:52,1812,997
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Panama421:93,1493,638
Grenada421:2,584418
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Australia401:674,89346,030
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Barbados321:8,983725
France301:2,214,091176,965
Scotland291:184,61410,113
India281:27,395,192354,286
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Wales271:114,6128,773
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
China51:273,464,31313,838
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Montserrat11:4,947471
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1461:10,743656
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Edmund (222,743) may also be a first name.

Edmund 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

The OE, personal name Eadmund. Aedmund the chamberlain (camerarius) witnessed the charter by David I granting Estrahanent (Annandale) to Robert Bras, c. 1124 (Nat. MSS., I, 19). AEdmund filius Forn and AEdmund de fajeside were witnesses to a charter by Thor, son of Swan, c. 1150 (LSC., p. 11). William Edmen, juror on an inquisition at Stilling in 1598, appears in the following year as William Edmond, bailie of Stirling, and in 1604 as Ednem (SBR., p. 89, 93,110). Janet Edmont is recorded in Edinburgh in 1617 (Edinb. Marr.). John Philip Edmond was a distinguished Scottish bibliographer.

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

(English) Blessed Protector [Anglo-Saxon Eádmund—eád, pros­perity, happiness, bliss + mund, hand, protector] Eádmund was a common Anglo-Saxon name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Edmund.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Happy peace.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Edmund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edmund (Arabic: ادموند, Georgian: ედმუნდ, Marathi: एडमंड) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edmund.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmund? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,248th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 605,529 people. Edmund is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Edmund live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Edmund is also the 4,694th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 222,743 people.

Edmund is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,604 people, or 1 in 11,499. In Tanzania Edmund is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 19 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Edmund exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Edmund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edmund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edmund surname increased 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edmund Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Edmund last name are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Edmund earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.82% more than the national average, earning R 679,212 per year; in United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmunds9221,294/
Edmound9227/
Edmundh9214/
Gedmund924/
Edmmund922/
Eedmund921/
Edmunnd920/
Edmun9177/
Edmounds8643/
Edmunnds861/
Eddmunds861/
Edmuinds861/
Edmond8347,246/
Edmunt8319/
Admund8312/
Edmung833/
Edmoun832/
Iedmun831/
Hedmun831/
Hedmond7738/
Oddmund772/
Edmumds771/
Edmoend771/
Eddmond771/
Edmon732,030/
Idmun735/
Headmond7111/
D'Edmond711/
Hedmoune711/
Edmussen710/
Edmont67376/
Idmond67196/
Hedmon6727/
Yodmun6710/
Eadmon675/
Edmoon671/
Eddmon671/
Edmonn671/
Jidmun671/
Eidmon670/
Hedmont6214/
Aydmune629/
Headmon622/
Heidmon621/
Edehemon573/
Idmon558/
Idmont50322/
Aidmon503/
Jidmon501/

Edmund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edmund in the Georgian language
ედმუნდedmund-
Edmund in the Marathi language
एडमंडedamanda43.24
एडमुंडedamunda16.22
एडमनedamana10.81
एडमन्डedamanda8.11
ऍडमनedamana8.11
इडमुंडidamunda5.41
ुंदunda2.7
मुन्डmunda2.7
एमुंदemunda2.7
Edmund in the Arabic language
ادموندadmwnd-

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