Explore the Family Name Edden

The meaning of Edden

English (Midlands and northern England): from the Middle English personal name Ed (a pet form of Edgar, Edward, or Edwin, all beginning with the Old English element ēad ‘prosperity’ with the characteristically West Midland genitival suffix -en). This surname has a long association with Brailes in Warwickshire.

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How common is the last name Edden in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see changes in the popularity of the surname Edden between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the last name Edden slipped from 99,214 in 2000 to 102,197 in 2010, marking a decline of approximately 3.01%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Edden surname increased slightly from 169 in 2000 to 176 in 2010, an increase of around 4.14%. Meanwhile, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,214	#102,197	-3.01%
Count	169	176	4.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edden

When it comes to ethnic identity, based on the data gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were shifts observed within the Edden surname bearers. The percentage identifying as White fell from 56.21% in 2000 to 51.14% in 2010, a decrease of approximately 9.02%. On the other hand, those who identify as Black saw an increase, moving from 37.87% in 2000 to 46.02% in 2010. This represents a substantial growth of about 21.52%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.21%	51.14%	-9.02%
Black	37.87%	46.02%	21.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%