# Edmunds (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,151 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,646 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,194 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (5,924 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the given name Edmund.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Edmunds 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Edmunds in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Edmunds

- Ian Edmunds, Australian rower
- Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
- William Edmunds, American actor
- Rhian Edmunds, British cyclist
- Tremaine Edmunds, American football player (born 1998)

## Similar surnames

Edmonds, Edmondson, Edmond, Edmonson, Edmundson, Edman, Edmund, 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.