Edney Surname

84,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Edney 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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Edney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4021:150,89915,509
England1,9991:27,8733,774
Australia6161:43,8245,552
Canada2441:151,00715,383
New Zealand1161:39,0376,614
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
United States Virgin Islands631:1,752287
Israel501:171,15317,369
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0791:22,5913,168
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Edney (8,185) may also be a first name.

Edney 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

(Teutonic)?the old (fem.) Edonia, Idonia, Idonea, forms of an earlier Iduna or Idhuna.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Edney Last Name Facts

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

Edney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Edney.

How Common Is The Last Name Edney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,993rd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,283,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Edney live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 70,018th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 8,185 people.

The surname Edney is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,402 people, or 1 in 150,899. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Edney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edney surname increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Edney are 14.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Edney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedney911,867/
Hedney914/
Jedney911/
Edneyj911/
Edneys910/
Edne8941/
Edny8914/
Headney831/
Edneyii831/
Jeudney831/
Geddney830/
Hedgney830/
Adney801,287/
Ednie80870/
Edner80609/
Odney80340/
Gedny80103/
Jedne8041/
Gedne8041/
Ednay8020/
Ednes8017/
Hedne8015/
Ednet8010/
Ednyi806/
Ejdne805/
Ednee804/
Jedny804/
Eidne804/
Idney803/
Yedne802/
Edneu802/
Ednoy801/
Ednez801/
Edniy801/
Ednuy801/
Edneh800/
Eddny800/
Gidney731,683/
Eidner73746/
Eidnes73142/
Edenne73117/
Edness73106/
Hedner7392/
Hodney7383/
Eydner7380/
Edemne7347/
Jedner7343/
Hadney7338/
Aidney7333/
Geidne7320/
Edhner7318/
Edinne7314/
Edneia7312/
Eydene7312/
Heidne7312/
Edimne739/
Idneyi738/
Adneye734/
Jidney734/
Aydney734/
Eidene733/
Ednaue733/
Eidnet732/
Edgner732/
Ejdner732/
Ednaya732/
Eadnuy732/
Hednge731/
Hoedne731/
Eaddny731/
Eadner731/
Edneer731/
Heidny731/
Eddner731/
Aednuy731/
Eadnoy731/
Edneiz731/
Hednuy731/
Heddne731/
Eadnie730/
Hidney730/
Gednie730/
Addney730/
Gednay730/
Adneyu730/
Edna672,821/
Heidner67815/
Odne67375/
Adne6762/
Edni6740/
Heydner6739/
Haydney6727/
Eidness6715/
Hejdner6713/
Heedene678/
Idne677/
Heidene677/
Eddinne674/
Ednojie673/
Edienne672/
Ednh672/
Ydne672/
Ednj672/
Odenney671/
Headner671/
Hednett671/
Adneiyi671/
Jiddney671/
Yednaya671/
Edinneh671/
Idny671/
Eydneia671/
Jdne671/
Heednuy671/
Heidned670/
Hedneth670/

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