Ednay Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ednay Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Idonia,' popularly Edonia and Edeney, a favourite girl's name in the 13th and 14th centuries; v. Iddison and Iddon.

Edonia Roy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Edeny.

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Ednay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Ednay (93) may also be a first name.

Ednay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Idonia,' popularly Edonia and Edeney, a favourite girl's name in the 13th and 14th centuries; v. Iddison and Iddon.

Edonia Roy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Edeny. wife of Edward Stannowe, 1644: Reg. fleetley, Norf.

1577. William Edney and Elizabeth Burlacie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married — Edward Edney and Sarah Hill: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Richard Edney was elected mayor of Marlborough, Wiltshire, in the reign of Anne (Waylen's "Marlborough"). Amongst the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 was Henry Edny, who was executed at Porlock ("Western Martyrology").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ednay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ednay occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ednay.

How Common Is The Last Name Ednay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ednay is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ednay reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 93 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 56 percent live, Hampshire, where 11 percent live and Kent, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 35 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Ednay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ednay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ednay surname grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ednaya912/
Gednay910/
Edna892,821/
Edny8914/
Yednaya831/
Edney805,680/
Hedna801,039/
Idnay80404/
Ednah80224/
Gedny80103/
Jedna80102/
Yedna8085/
Aedna8031/
Gedna8015/
Ednyi806/
Jedny804/
Adnay803/
Ednat803/
Ednas802/
Ednna801/
Edniy801/
Ednuy801/
Ednoy801/
Eddny800/
Gedney731,867/
Jednat7337/
Ednach7335/
Jednas7315/
Heidna7313/
Edneia7312/
Eddnna737/
Ednéia735/
Edenna735/
Gidnay734/
Hedney734/
Ednaue733/
Hednas732/
Eadnai732/
Eadnuy732/
Edinna732/
Adnayi732/
Yedgna731/
Heidny731/
Jedney731/
Hednah731/
Eidena731/
Ednash731/
Edneyj731/
Edimna731/
Aednuy731/
Aidnay731/
Eadnoy731/
Ednaia731/
Jeadna731/
Hednuy731/
Eaddny731/
Jednać731/
Edneys730/
Adna671,040/
Aydınay67502/
Jednacz67348/
Ahdnaya6760/
Edne6741/
Edni6740/
Odna6717/
Yednach6713/
Hadnaya678/
Eidėnas678/
Idna676/
Heidena674/
Yednacz674/
Édna674/
Eddinna673/
Odnnayo673/
Ednj672/
Ydna672/
Ednh672/
Heednuy671/
Jednath671/
Heddnna671/
Edeunna671/
Headney671/
Huidnay671/
Eddenna671/
Edneyii671/
Eydenah671/
Yeddnna671/
Èdna671/
Iednacz671/
Jednach671/
Jeudney671/
Idny671/
Eydneia671/
Geddney670/
Hedgney670/

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