Find out how popular the last name Edejer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Edejer.

Edejer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Edejer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edejer in America

Edejer is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edejer surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Edejer.

The history of the last name Edejer

The surname EDEJER has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the 11th century. It is believed to be derived from the Basque word "eder," meaning "beautiful," and the suffix "-jer," which was commonly used to denote occupation or origin. The earliest known spelling of the name was "Ederjer," found in a census record from the town of Baigorri in the Navarre province of Spain in 1096.

One of the earliest documented references to the EDEJER surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 12th-century manuscript that recorded land transactions and legal documents in the regions of La Rioja and Navarre. In this manuscript, a man named Sancho Ederjer is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Viguera in the year 1143.

The EDEJER surname also appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century survey of landholdings and taxation records in the Crown of Castile. This document contains an entry for a family named Edejer residing in the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque province of Álava.

One of the earliest known bearers of the EDEJER surname was Miguel Edejer, a prominent merchant and shipowner from the Basque town of San Sebastián, who lived between 1520 and 1589. Another notable individual was Catalina Edejer, a renowned poet and playwright from the city of Pamplona, who was active in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, Juan Edejer (1612-1678) was a respected architect and master builder who contributed to the construction of several churches and monuments in the Basque Country. Later, in the 18th century, Tomás Edejer (1725-1793) was a prominent lawyer and judge who served in the Royal Court of Navarre.

Another notable bearer of the EDEJER surname was Juana Edejer (1842-1912), a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights, who founded one of the first schools for girls in the Basque region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edejer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Edejer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Edejer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Edejer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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