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

Edmonds, 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 Edmonds surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edmonds in America

Edmonds is the 1432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edmonds surname appeared 24,857 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 people would have the surname Edmonds.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edmonds 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 Edmonds

The surname Edmonds is of English origin and dates back to the 12th century. It is 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 Edmonds is believed to have first appeared in the counties of Middlesex and Essex, which were home to many individuals bearing this surname during the Middle Ages. It is likely that the name originated as a descriptive nickname referring to someone who was particularly prosperous or fortunate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Edmonds can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1202, which mention a Robert Edmunds. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also contain references to individuals with the surname Edmonds, including Walter Edmunds of Oxfordshire and William Edmunds of Berkshire.

In the 14th century, the name Edmonds began to appear in various historical records and manuscripts, such as the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield from 1348, which mention a John Edmonds. The Poll Tax Returns of 1379 also list several individuals with the surname Edmonds, including Thomas Edmonds of Yorkshire and Richard Edmonds of Cambridgeshire.

One notable figure with the surname Edmonds was Sir Thomas Edmonds (c. 1563-1639), an English diplomat and politician who served as the ambassador to France and the Netherlands during the reign of King James I. Another prominent individual was Sir Clement Edmonds (1567-1622), an English writer and clerk of the Privy Council.

Other notable individuals with the surname Edmonds include:

1. John Edmonds (1599-1670), an English Quaker leader and writer.
2. Walter Edmonds (1903-1998), an American writer and author of historical fiction novels.
3. Cyrus Read Edmonds (1857-1932), an American classical scholar and educator.
4. Walter D. Edmonds (1873-1957), an American journalist and author of historical novels.
5. Franklin Spencer Edmonds (1886-1948), an American painter known for his landscape and genre paintings.

The surname Edmonds has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Edmondsley in County Durham and Edmondsham in Dorset, which likely derived their names from individuals bearing the surname Edmonds who resided in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edmonds

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

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

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