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

Edmond, 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 Edmond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edmond in America

Edmond is the 3777th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edmond surname appeared 9,369 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Edmond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edmond 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 Edmond

The surname EDMOND is of English origin, derived from the Old English personal name Eadmund, which is composed of the elements "ead" meaning "prosperity" or "fortune," and "mund" meaning "protection." The name was initially popular among the Anglo-Saxons and later spread throughout England.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Eadmund, King of East Anglia, who was martyred by the Danes in 869 AD. The name is also recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror.

The surname EDMOND is sometimes found with variations in spelling, such as Edmunds, Edmondson, and Edmondstone. These variations likely arose from regional dialects and scribal errors in early records.

In the 12th century, the name is associated with Edmond de Laci, a Norman baron who held lands in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Another notable bearer of the name was Edmond Ironside, the son of King Ethelred the Unready, who briefly ruled as King of England in 1016.

During the Middle Ages, the surname EDMOND was often linked to place names, such as Edmondthorpe in Leicestershire and Edmondsbury in Suffolk. This suggests that some individuals may have derived their surnames from the places where they lived or held land.

Among famous historical figures with the surname EDMOND, one can mention Thomas Edmond (1599-1659), an English clergyman and educational reformer; James Edmond (1737-1799), a British naval officer and explorer; and Sir Edmondstone Charles Edmond (1795-1868), a British diplomat and politician.

Other notable individuals include Mary Edmond (1860-1938), an American author and educator, and Sir Edmund Edmond (1848-1920), a British civil engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of reinforced concrete construction.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edmond

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

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

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