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    The surname Edgeworth

    An English place surname, carried by 1,226 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛd͡ʒwɝθ/ 2 syllables Soundex E326

    Edgeworth: #21,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Edgeworth #21,360, 1,226 people Edgeworth: #21,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Edgeworth #21,360, 1,226 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edgeworth is more common than 86.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English eċġ (“edge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,226 people named Edgeworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,109.

    #21,360
    rank among US surnames
    1,226
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,848)

    Who is named Edgeworth

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

    86% of people named Edgeworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.8%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Edgeworths

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard Lovell Edgeworth
      Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor, 1744–1817

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    Surnames that sound like Edgeworth

    Edgeworth has the Soundex code E326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E326.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Edgeworth come from?
    From Old English eċġ (“edge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
    How common is the surname Edgeworth?
    1,226 people in the United States had the surname Edgeworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. It ranked 21,360th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Edgeworth?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Edgeworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Edgeworth?
    Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor.
    Where is the surname Edgeworth most common?
    Wikidata records people named Edgeworth in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Edgeworth?
    Edgeworth is /ˈɛd͡ʒwɝθ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Edgeworth?
    Edgeworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Edgeworth getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,109 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,226 in 2010, up 11%.