How common is the surname Edelson?

1,210 people in the United States had the surname Edelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. It ranked 21,568th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Edelson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Edelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Edelson?

Mary Beth Edelson, American artist (1933–2021).

Where is the surname Edelson most common?

Wikidata records people named Edelson in the United States.

Is the surname Edelson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,210 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Edelson

A surname, carried by 1,210 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edelson is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,210 people named Edelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,168.

#21,568

rank among US surnames

1,210

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,982)

Who is named Edelson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Edelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Edelsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Beth Edelson
American artist (1933–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Edelson

Edelstein

Edelson has the Soundex code E342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E342.

Questions

How common is the surname Edelson?: 1,210 people in the United States had the surname Edelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. It ranked 21,568th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Edelson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Edelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Edelson?: Mary Beth Edelson, American artist (1933–2021).
Where is the surname Edelson most common?: Wikidata records people named Edelson in the United States.
Is the surname Edelson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,210 in 2010, up 3.6%.