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

Edgemon, 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 Edgemon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edgemon in America

Edgemon is the 30825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edgemon surname appeared 755 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 Edgemon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edgemon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Edgemon

The surname EDGEMON has its origins traced back to the English county of Shropshire in the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "ecge" meaning edge or ridge, and "mon" meaning man or person. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent ridge or edge of land.

One of the earliest known references to the EDGEMON name can be found in the parish records of St. Chad's Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where a Robert Edgemon was recorded as being baptized in 1592. Another early record is from the village of Edgmond, also in Shropshire, where a family by the name of Edgemon is mentioned in a land deed dated 1617.

In the 17th century, the EDGEMON name began to spread beyond Shropshire, with records showing families bearing the name settling in neighboring counties such as Staffordshire and Worcestershire. One notable figure from this era was John Edgemon (1645-1712), a merchant and landowner from Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

As the EDGEMON name continued to disperse throughout England in the 18th and 19th centuries, it also started to appear in various alternative spellings, including Edgemond, Edgmun, and Egemon. A prominent individual during this time was Sir William Edgemon (1768-1842), a distinguished military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

In the late 19th century, the EDGEMON name made its way across the Atlantic, with several families emigrating to North America. One of the earliest recorded instances in the United States was that of James Edgemon (1821-1897), who settled in Illinois after arriving from England in the 1840s.

Other notable individuals with the EDGEMON surname include:

1. Sarah Edgemon (1879-1962), an American educator and women's rights activist from Tennessee.
2. Henry Edgemon (1892-1971), a British artist known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside.
3. Robert Edgemon (1906-1988), an Australian politician who served as a member of the federal parliament for over two decades.
4. Emily Edgemon (1920-2005), an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer whose works explored themes of family and identity.
5. David Edgemon (born 1954), a British musician and composer who has scored music for several television shows and films.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edgemon

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

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 Edgemon 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Edgemon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Edgemon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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