How common is the surname Edmunds?

6,151 people in the United States had the surname Edmunds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,194 Americans. It ranked 5,646th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Edmunds?

Ian Edmunds, Australian rower, followed by Polina Edmunds.

Where is the surname Edmunds most common?

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

Is the surname Edmunds getting more or less common?

More common. 5,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,151 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Edmunds

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,151 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edmunds is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

From the given name Edmund.

Edmunds is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,151 people named Edmunds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,194 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,924.

#5,646

rank among US surnames

6,151

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,411)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,637	Chalmers	6,166	50,072
#5,638	Weiland	6,163	50,097
#5,639	Trask	6,162	50,105
#5,640	Cooks	6,157	50,145
#5,641	Lui	6,156	50,154
#5,642	Latta	6,155	50,162
#5,645	Salyers	6,152	50,186

Who is named Edmunds

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

80% of people named Edmunds identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Edmundss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ian Edmunds
Australian rower, born 1961
Polina Edmunds
American figure skater, born 1998
William Edmunds
American actor, 1885–1981
Rhian Edmunds
British cyclist, born 2003
Tremaine Edmunds
American football player (born 1998)

Notable Edmundss come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Edmunds

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

Questions

Where does the surname Edmunds come from?: From the given name Edmund.
How common is the surname Edmunds?: 6,151 people in the United States had the surname Edmunds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,194 Americans. It ranked 5,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Edmunds?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Edmunds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Edmunds?: Ian Edmunds, Australian rower, followed by Polina Edmunds.
Where is the surname Edmunds most common?: Wikidata records people named Edmunds in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Edmunds?: Edmunds is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Edmunds getting more or less common?: More common. 5,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,151 in 2010, up 3.8%.