Explore the Family Name Edsall

The meaning of Edsall

1. English (Hampshire): variant of Edser, a habitational name from High Edser in Ewhurst (Surrey), probably from an Old English personal name Ecgi + haga ‘enclosure’, or the Old English personal name Ecga+ sceaga ‘small wood’. 2. It is possible that in some cases the name may be an Americanized form of German Etzel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Edsall saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 17,316th to 18,550th, marking a 7.13% drop. Similarly, the count of people with the Edsall surname also fell by around 1.2%, moving from 1505 to 1487. Consequently, the proportion of Edsalls per 100k in the population decreased by 10.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,316	#18,550	-7.13%
Count	1,505	1,487	-1.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.5	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edsall

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Edsall surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease of 1.83% in this group over the decade. The Hispanic representation within the Edsall surname group increased significantly by 55.79%, although they represent only 3.63% of all Edsalls in 2010. In terms of other ethnic identities, the percentage identifying as Two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased slightly. Notably, no individuals with the surname Edsall identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	93.54%	-1.83%
Hispanic	2.33%	3.63%	55.79%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.48%	17.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.6%	0.67%	11.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%