How Many People Have the Last Name Edison?
people had the surname Edison in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 73,529 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+155 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Edison (51.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 35.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Edison ranks #6,403. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 53.3% to 51.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Edison grew from 3,860 people in 2000 to 4,015 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #7,951 to #8,250. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.43 to 1.36 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,860 | 4,015 |
| Rank | #7,951 | #8,250 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.43 | 1.36 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Edison
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Edison: E325
👤 Edison as a First Name
Edison is a first name too: about 10,065 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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