# Edmund (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/edmund/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 896 |
| US rank (2010) | 27,042 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 344,582 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (910 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdmənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Edmond |

## Etymology

From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Edmund in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Edmond, Edmonds, Edmondson, Edmunds, Edmundson, Edman, Edmonson, Eatmon, Eatman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.