How common is the surname Edmund?

896 people in the United States had the surname Edmund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. It ranked 27,042nd of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Edmund?

Edmund is /ˈɛdmənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Edmund getting more or less common?

Less common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 896 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Edmund also a first name?

Yes. Edmund 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 Edmund

An English surname, carried by 896 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛdmənd/ 2 syllables Soundex E355 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). Edmund is more common than 83.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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 896 people named Edmund in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 910.

#27,042

rank among US surnames

896

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #25,503)

Who is named Edmund

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

46% of people named Edmund identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Edmond

Surnames that sound like Edmund

Edmund has the Soundex code E355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E355.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Edmund come from?: From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon.
How common is the surname Edmund?: 896 people in the United States had the surname Edmund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. It ranked 27,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Edmund?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Edmund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Edmund?: Edmund is /ˈɛdmənd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Edmund getting more or less common?: Less common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 896 in 2010, down 1.5%.
What are other spellings of Edmund?: Edmond.
Is Edmund also a first name?: Yes. Edmund 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.