Edmundston Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Edmundston Surname Definition:

EDMONDSTOUNE: Edmundus, said to have been a younger son of Count Egmont of Flanders, who attended Margaret, daughter of Edgar Atheling into Scotland, in 1070, rose to great eminence, and became the progenitor of the E.'s of cos. Roxburgh and Lanark.

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Edmundston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Edmundston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

EDMONDSTOUNE: Edmundus, said to have been a younger son of Count Egmont of Flanders, who attended Margaret, daughter of Edgar Atheling into Scotland, in 1070, rose to great eminence, and became the progenitor of the E.'s of cos. Roxburgh and Lanark. B.L.G. He is said to have imparted his name to Edmonstone in Edinburghshire, from which estate his successors subsequently derived their distinctive appellation. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edmundston Last Name Facts

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

Edmundston is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edmundston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edmundston is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Edmundston are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Edmundston is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 60 percent are found and Surrey, where 40 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Edmundston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edmundston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Edmundston last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edmundston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Edmundston surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edmundstone952/
Edmundsstone911/
Edmondston90273/
Edmindston900/
Edmondstone86283/
Edmindstone860/
Edmunds-Whitney721/
Edmonds-Hatten671/
Edmund-Cedeno611/

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