The Edmondson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,524 people carried this name — #2,667 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 13,107 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Edmondson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Edmond + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Edmondson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Johannes Edmund, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Edmund, Edmundson, Edmand, Edmands, Edmonds, Edmondson and Edmonson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 266 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Edmondson was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Lancashire: 23 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 435. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Edmundson and Edmondson.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lancashire 23
Yorkshire, West Riding 8

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

62 families named Edmondson, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 323 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 18
Maryland 16
Virginia 16
South Carolina 6
New York 4
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 239 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Edmondson in American newspapers,
1904–1922.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Edmondson
The Topeka State Journal 1922-03-04
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Edmondson
The Topeka State Journal 1922-11-06
Newspaper page from Waterbury Evening Democrat carrying the name Edmondson
Waterbury Evening Democrat 1904-06-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 41,774 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Edmondson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

15,974 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edmondson. The most, 2,293, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 5,586
New South Wales 4,644
Western Australia 4,083
Queensland 760
Tasmania 453
South Australia 331
ACT (Canberra) 93
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Edmondson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Edmondson
    Joseph Edmondson 1732–1786 · genealogist
  • Martha Edmondson d. 1859
  • Elsie Edmondson d. 1956
  • Henry Edmondson 1606–1659 · writer
  • Leon Edmondson 1745–1789
  • Thomas Edmondson 1792–1851 · inventor

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 Edmondson,
in the records of 6 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 States1,011 records

1,011 records of the Edmondson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 487
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 247
  • Other U.S. records 277
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Rothroc Edmondson

    Born 1941; from Cassville, Missouri. U.S. Air Force, weapon systems officer; declared dead 1966 in North Vietnam. Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wilbur H. Edmondson

    Born 1924 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; messenger from Nassau County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 27; miner. From New Castle, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,011 records for Edmondson in the United States.

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

Australia434 records

434 records of the Edmondson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 225
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 102
  • Other Australian records 107
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Elizabeth Edmondson

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Woodbridge, sailing from London in 1843. Native of Preston, Lancashire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the South Sea, aged 20; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ellen Edmondson

    Gentlewoman of Baxter, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 434 records for Edmondson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom21 records

21 records of the Edmondson name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • Welsh wills index cards 4
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Fisher Edmondson

    Will proved in 1915; of Trefriw, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Edmondson

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Eliza Jane Edmondson

    Will proved in 1928; of Bangor, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Edmondson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Edmondson name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos B. Edmondson

    Came to Ontario in 1877 aboard the Moravian, bound for Rosseau, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Homer W. E. Edmondson

    Died 1958 in Harmony, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joyce Edmondson

    Died 1910; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 18 records for Edmondson in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Edmondson name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Edmondson

    Buried in 1894 at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 67.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charlie Stuart Edmondson

    Buried in 1970 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 56.

    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 Henry Edmondson

    Buried in 1911 at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 81.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Edmondson in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Edmondson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Edmondson

    Died 1952 in Rotterdam, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Harry Edmondson

    Married in 1945 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sydney Edmondson

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

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

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