Edmunds Surname

25,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Edmunds 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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Edmunds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7861:41,2545,065
England5,3511:10,4131,539
Australia2,0671:13,0601,887
Wales1,8531:1,670161
Canada1,6671:22,1033,030
South Africa6071:89,25510,935
New Zealand2441:18,5593,258
Scotland1421:37,7033,617
Saint Lucia771:2,322374
Chile681:259,0667,750
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
France411:1,620,066149,911
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Bermuda171:3,840587
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway131:395,56035,657
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
British Virgin Islands31:10,531816
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Dominica11:75,891912
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3161:10,5251,604
Wales1,5911:98673
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1721:15,8322,019

Edmunds (2,570) may also be a first name.

Edmunds 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

“Prosperity Protector” (Eadmund) in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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

From the Old Norse, Jatmundr; from the Swedish, Edman; in the Domesday Book, Hidmund, Edmund; from the French, Edmond; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Edmunds Last Name Facts

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

Edmunds is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmunds? popularity and diffusion

Edmunds is the 25,330th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 342,235 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Edmunds are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Edmunds is also the 145,235th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,570 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,786 people, or 1 in 41,254. In The United States Edmunds is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Edmunds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edmunds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edmunds surname expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edmunds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Edmunds last name is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edmunds surname are 10.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edmunds earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning 271,289 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.92% more than the national average, earning R 370,536 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmounds9343/
Edmunnds931/
Edmuinds931/
Eddmunds931/
Edmund9212,035/
Edmonds8652,488/
Edmound8627/
Edmundh8614/
Gedmund864/
Edmmund862/
Eedmund861/
Edmumds861/
Edmunnd860/
Eddmonds8028/
Edmondds803/
Hedmonds801/
Edmonnds800/
Edmond7747,246/
Edmunt7719/
Hedmond7138/
Edmondz711/
Edmoend711/
Eddmond711/
Edmonts711/
Headmond6711/
D'Edmond671/
Edmont62376/
Idmond62196/
Hedmont5714/

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Edmunds Reference & Research

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