The Edmonson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,631 people carried this name — #7,207 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,566 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Edmonson surname

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.

In print

Edmonson in American newspapers,
1904.

Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Edmonson
Mrs. Grundy 1904-07-21
Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Edmonson
Mrs. Grundy 1904-07-14
Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Edmonson
Mrs. Grundy 1904-08-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,507 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Edmonson in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

1,096 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edmonson. The most, 196, 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 Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 440
New South Wales 256
Western Australia 155
Queensland 126
South Australia 54
Tasmania 42
ACT (Canberra) 15

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

Who carried it

People named Edmonson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Edmonson 1832–1853 · abolitionist
  • Emily Edmonson 1835–1895 · abolitionist
  • Eddie Edmonson 1889–1971 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Edmonson,
in the records of 4 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 States347 records

347 records of the Edmonson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 89
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 42
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Percy Edmonson

    Born 1919 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; oiler from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, 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. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Henry F. Edmonson

    Born 1930; from Estill County, Kentucky. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Edmonson

    Arrived at New York in 1847 aboard the Yorkshire from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 347 records for Edmonson in the United States.

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

Australia63 records

63 records of the Edmonson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  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 Daniel Edmonson

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Candahar, sailing from Spithead in 1842. Native of Castlebar, Mayo.

    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 Edwd Edmonson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Birmingham, aged 23; 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 Wallace C. Edmonson

    Labourer of Wodonga, Victoria; died 1971.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 63 records for Edmonson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Edmonson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Ann Edmonson

    Buried in 1964 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record A. J. Edmonson

    Lance Corporal, Manitoba Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rory M. Edmonson

    Buried in 1966 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Edmonson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Edmonson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Edmonson

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Edmonson

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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