Edmundson Surname

79,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Edmundson 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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Edmundson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4621:81,2329,234
England9761:57,0886,883
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Australia1421:190,11118,903
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Wales361:85,9597,098
Guyana281:27,2223,043
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8471:28,7783,891
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8941:56,1736,282

Edmundson (79) may also be a first name.

Edmundson 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

The son of Edmund.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edmundson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edmundson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmundson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,428th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,186,510 people. Edmundson is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Edmundson are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Edmundson is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 79 people.

The surname Edmundson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,462 people, or 1 in 81,232. In The United States Edmundson is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Edmundson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edmundson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edmundson surname expanded 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edmundson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Edmundson surname are 7.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edmundson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.65% more than the national average, earning 497,157 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 161.18% more than the national average, earning R 620,652 per year; in United States they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $41,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmundsson95185/
Edmoundson95115/
Edmuindson950/
Edmondson8929,539/
Edmundsom894/
Edmundsun891/
Edmundsen890/
Edmoondson842/
Eddmondson841/
Edmundssen841/
Edmontson7858/
Edmondsen7811/
Edmundsum781/
Gidmundsen741/

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Edmundson Reference & Research

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Edmondson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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