Explore the Family Name Edenburn

The meaning of Edenburn

Possibly an altered form of English Edenburgh: habitational name from Edinburgh, the name of the capital city of Scotland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Edenburn has slightly increased in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Edenburn ranked as the 59,293rd most popular surname, with a count of 319 occurrences. By 2010, it had risen to the 58,182nd position, with 349 instances, marking an increase in popularity by 1.87%. Despite the rise in instances, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.12, showing that relative to the population, the name's popularity held steady.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#58,182	1.87%
Count	319	349	9.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edenburn

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Most people with the surname Edenburn identified as White, although this percentage decreased from 93.73% in 2000 to 91.98% in 2010. There were also notable increases in the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or belonging to two or more ethnicities. The former surged from 1.57% to 3.44%, and the latter went up slightly from 1.88% to 2.01%. It's also interesting to note that, by 2010, a small part (1.43%) of the Edenburn population started to identify as Hispanic, whereas there were no individuals who identified as such in 2000. No one with the surname Edenburn identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.73%	91.98%	-1.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.57%	3.44%	119.11%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.01%	6.91%
Hispanic	0%	1.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%