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Edison name meaning

First Name
11k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
4k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Edison mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Edison

User Submitted Origins

English
77%
Irish
8%
Chinese
8%
American
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 submissions from South Carolina, U.S. agree the name Edison means "Son of Edward" and is of English / Irish origin.
  2. A submission from Rwanda says the name Edison means "God's treasure" and is of English origin.
  3. A user from India says the name Edison is of American origin and means "God of gift".
  4. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Edison is of English origin and means "Inventor".
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  1. United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
Wiktionary
  1. An English patronymic or matronymic (or just pamatronymic) surname derived from Adam and Edith.
  2. Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.
  3. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
  4. A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States.
  5. A village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States.
  6. A village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States.
  7. A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.
  9. A town in New Jersey.
  10. A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada, near modern Westlock; named after Thomas Edison.

Edison was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

Notable Persons Named Edison

Notable Persons Named Edison

Edison Chen

Edison Chen is a hong kong hip hop, chinese hip hop, and cantopop author. He plays Vocals. He has been prominent since 1999. Edison is also known as EDC.

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Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini was a young-adult fiction writer. His career lasted from 1998 to 2013. Ned was given the name Edison Price Vizzini on April 4th, 1981 in , United States. He breathed his last breath on December 19th, 2013.

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Edison Flores

Edison Flores is a soccer player for the Club Universitario de Deportes, Villarreal CF B, Peru national under-17 football team, Peru national under-20 football team, and Peru national football team. Edison was born on May 15th, 1994 in Lima.

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Edison Miranda

Edison Miranda is a boxer. Edison was born on January 7th, 1981 in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca.

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Édison Méndez

Édison Méndez is a soccer player for the Club Deportivo El Nacional, Deportivo Quito, Irapuato F.C., Santos Laguna, LDU Quito, PSV Eindhoven, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Club Sport Emelec, Independiente Santa Fe, and Ecuador national football team. Édison was born on March 16th, 1979 in Ibarra, Ecuador.

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Edison Marshall

Edison was born on August 28th, 1894. He breathed his last breath on October 29th, 1967.

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  • Edison Rijna
    Island Governor of Bonaire
  • Edison Lobão
    From MA
  • Edison Liu
  • Édison Toloza
    Soccer Player
  • Edison E. Oberholtzer

Notable Persons With the Last Name Edison

Notable Persons With the Last Name Edison

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was an inventor, businessman, invention, and businessperson. He holds the title Mary Had a Little Lamb. Thomas was given the name Thomas Alva Edison on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He left this life on October 18th, 1931.

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Charles Edison

Charles Edison was a Governor of New Jersey and United States Secretary of the Navy. He was most active from 1941 to 1944. Charles was born on August 3rd, 1890 in West Orange, New Jersey. He breathed his last breath on July 31st, 1969.

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Theodore Miller Edison

Theodore was born as the child of Thomas Edison on July 10th, 1898 in Glenmont. He died on November 24th, 1992.

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Harry Edison

Harry Edison was a jazz and swing music musician. Harry was born on October 10th, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Harry is also known as Harry "Sweets" Edison. He died on July 27th, 1999.

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Mike Edison

Mike Edison is a journalism and humour writer, musician, and music. Mike was given the name Michael Alan Simberg on August 2nd, 1964 in New Brunswick.

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Edison

Edison is a soccer player for the Balzan F.C., Qormi F.C., and New York Cosmos (2010). Edison was born on June 6th, 1987 in Santiago.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Edison U.S.
  White 51.21% 64.26%
  African American 35.82% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.52% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4.56% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.27% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 4.63% 16.26%

Of Last Name Edison

People with the last name Edison are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Edison

  • What name lists does Edison rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Edison? Edison is the 2,490th most popular name of all time. As a last name Edison was the 8,250th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Edison have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 10,530 babies born with the first name Edison in the United States. That's more than enough people named Edison to occupy the country of Tuvalu with an estimated population of 10,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Edison? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1891 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Edison first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Edison is Saturday, May 11th, 1878.
  • What year had the most people named Edison born? The highest recorded use of the first name Edison was in 2018 with a total of 521 babies.
  • Random Edison Factoid: According to the 1910 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Edison ranks 98th in popularity as a baby boy's name in West Virginia. Imagine that, 5 babies in West Virginia have the same name in 1910.
  • Weird things about the name Edison: The name spelled backwards is Noside. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Eisdon. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Edison? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 4,015 people with the last name Edison.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Edison? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Edison as their last name.
  • Edison name meaning

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