How common is the surname Eden?

7,489 people in the United States had the surname Eden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,227 Americans. It ranked 4,736th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eden?

Harry Eden, British actor, followed by Clarissa Eden.

Where is the surname Eden most common?

Wikidata records people named Eden in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Eden?

Eden is /ˈiːdən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Eden getting more or less common?

More common. 7,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,489 in 2010, up 6.0%.

Is Eden also a first name?

Yes. Eden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Eden

A place surname, carried by 7,489 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈiːdən/ 2 syllables Soundex E350 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eden is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

Eden is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,489 people named Eden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,227 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,062.

#4,736

rank among US surnames

7,489

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #4,597)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,729	Berlin	7,503	41,150
#4,730	Diallo	7,502	41,155
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166
#4,732	Peeples	7,499	41,172
#4,733	Kozak	7,495	41,194
#4,734	Pogue	7,493	41,205
#4,735	Newland	7,491	41,216

Who is named Eden

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

86% of people named Eden identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Edens

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Eden
British actor, born 1990
Clarissa Eden
British countess and memoirist (1920–2021)
Alaura Eden
American pornographic actress, born 1977
Richard Eden
American actor, born 1956
Karise Eden
Australian singer, born 1992
Ashley Eden
British diplomat and nobleman (1831–1887)

Notable Edens come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eden

Eden has the Soundex code E350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E350.

Questions

Where does the surname Eden come from?: From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
How common is the surname Eden?: 7,489 people in the United States had the surname Eden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,227 Americans. It ranked 4,736th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eden?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Eden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eden?: Harry Eden, British actor, followed by Clarissa Eden.
Where is the surname Eden most common?: Wikidata records people named Eden in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Eden?: Eden is /ˈiːdən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Eden?: Eden is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Eden getting more or less common?: More common. 7,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,489 in 2010, up 6.0%.
Is Eden also a first name?: Yes. Eden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.