Edmond
A surname from the old personal name Edmund, meaning “prosperity protector” or “wealthy guardian.”
The #3,777 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 32,954 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Edmond is a surname formed from the medieval personal name Edmund, from Old English Eadmund. The name combines ead, meaning “prosperity” or “fortune,” with mund, meaning “protection” or “guardian.” In surname use, Edmond usually began as a patronymic surname identifying someone as the son or descendant of a man named Edmond or Edmund.
History
The name Edmund was widely used in medieval England, helped by the fame of Saint Edmund, king and martyr. Edmond as a surname is part of the broader family of Edmonds, Edmunds, Edmundson, and related forms, which developed in different regions from the same given name. The spelling Edmond is often a shortened or variant form of the more common Edmund surname and given-name tradition.
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Fun fact
The first element in Edmund, ead, is the same old root found in other Anglo-Saxon names associated with “wealth” or “good fortune.”
From the historical record
“Branre IJ75 : ibid. p. 81 back Braasye, kki of Edmond BrsBje, 1578: ibid.p.B3. 'SS3-4- Thomaj Bnaayc and Anne Ober ; Uairiaici L-c. fLondon), L 14.”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances