The Edinger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,459 people carried this name — #9,399 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,359 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Edinger.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Moselle 13
Paris 6
Yvelines 2
Allier 1
Alpes-Maritimes 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Edinger in American newspapers,
1900–1926.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Edinger
The Milwaukee Leader 1922-07-30
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Edinger
The Milwaukee Leader 1926-02-11
Newspaper page from The St. Louis Republic carrying the name Edinger
The St. Louis Republic 1900-08-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,487 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Edinger in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

262 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edinger. The most, 102, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 7.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 191
South Australia 25
Victoria 24
New South Wales 9
Queensland 9
Tasmania 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edinger.

Who carried it

People named Edinger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ludwig Edinger
    Ludwig Edinger 1855–1918 · physician
  • Rutger Edinger 1545–1615 · writer
  • Wilhelm Edinger 1659–1733 · merchant
  • Gottlob Johann Edinger 1786–1882 · painter
  • Johann Burkhard Edinger 1813–1891 · painter
  • Marcus Edinger 1820–1879 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Edinger,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States517 records

517 records of the Edinger name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 181
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • Other U.S. records 191
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond H. Edinger

    Born 1917 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; route man. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Magdalena Edinger

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Mercury from Havre, aged 54; farmer. From Baden, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Gard Edinger

    Born 1948; from Sodus, Michigan. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 517 records for Edinger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany153 records

153 records of the Edinger name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 148
  • German emigration and citizenship files 5
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Philipp Edinger

    From Neuheimbach, Unterfr. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 26 October 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 9).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Ottilia Edinger

    Left Heiligenzell for America in 1860.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Karl Edinger

    Emigrated to North America in 1859.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 153 records for Edinger in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Edinger name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helene Edinger

    Married in 1930 in 's-Gravenhage; cleaning woman.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elsa Edinger

    Died 1943 in Voorst, aged 44.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Ruth Edinger

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1922 in Berlin.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Edinger in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Edinger name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sarah Odette Edinger

    Born 1903 in Paris; died 1991 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Richard Edinger

    Born 1951 in Thionville; died 1976 in Malling (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Hippolyte Edinger

    Born 1914 in Malling; died 1978 in Thionville (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Edinger in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Edinger name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jacob Edinger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Young America, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Edinger

    Left Hobart in 1851 aboard the Aladdin, bound for Whaling Voyage, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Edinger

    Sailed from Victoria in 1852 aboard the Helen S Page, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Edinger in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Edinger name in New Zealand
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 5
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sidney Arthur Edinger

    Died 1915, aged 50; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bryan Sidney Edinger

    Died 1987, aged 67; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Florence Edinger

    Died 1919, aged 45; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Edinger in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Edinger name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jacob Roy Edinger

    Died 1941; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Edinger

    Died 1956; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wilhelmina Edinger

    Died 1931; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Edinger in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Edinger name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Edinger

    Married in 1800 in Schlieren, canton of Zürich; of Buchs.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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