How common is the surname Edlund?

1,672 people in the United States had the surname Edlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Edlund?

Richard Edlund, American special effects cinematographer, followed by Ben Edlund.

Where is the surname Edlund most common?

Wikidata records people named Edlund in the United States.

Is the surname Edlund getting more or less common?

More common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Edlund

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,672 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E345

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edlund is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Edlund, from ed (“isthmus”) + lund (“grove”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,672 people named Edlund in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,613.

#16,993

rank among US surnames

1,672

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,427)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,984	Arita	1,673	184,546
#16,993	Rodger	1,672	184,656

Who is named Edlund

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

95% of people named Edlund identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

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 Edlunds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Edlund
American special effects cinematographer, born 1940
Ben Edlund
American cartoonist (born 1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Edlund

Edlund has the Soundex code E345, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E345.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Edlund come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Edlund, from ed (“isthmus”) + lund (“grove”).
How common is the surname Edlund?: 1,672 people in the United States had the surname Edlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Edlund?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Edlund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Edlund?: Richard Edlund, American special effects cinematographer, followed by Ben Edlund.
Where is the surname Edlund most common?: Wikidata records people named Edlund in the United States.
Is the surname Edlund getting more or less common?: More common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, up 3.7%.