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![Show Contents]() Edmund Surname History
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The origins of the name Edmund are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the given name Edmond. 1 2 Saint Edmund or Eadmund (841-870), was King of the East Angles, martyr, and saint and was born in Saxony in the city of Nüremberg in 841, being the son of King Alkmund and Queen Scivare. "Eadmund began his reign on 25 Dec. 855, and was crowned and anointed king of East Anglia by Humbert, bishop of Hulme, the following Christmas day, being then fifteen years old." 3 Edmund or Eadmund (922?-946), king of the English, was son of Eadward the Elder and Edmund called Ironside (981?-1016), was king, the third son, probably, of Æthelred the Unready. Saint Edmund (1170?-1240), was Archbishop of Canterbury, born on St. Edmund's day (20 Nov.), probably between 1170 and 1175. 3 Early Origins of the Edmund familyThe surname Edmund was first found in Oxfordshire, where the first on record of the family was Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent (1301-1330), youngest son of Edward I, by his second wife, Margaret of France. Born at Woodstock, he received from his father a revenue of seven thousand marks a year. It is thought that Edward I was to confer the rich earldom of Cornwall either on Edmund or on his elder brother Thomas of Brotherton; but the accession of Edward II negated that possibility. Edward II made Edmund Lord of the Castle and Honour of Knaresborough in 1319 and the next year granted him lands of the value of two thousand marks a year. 3 Many of the early records were in Latin as per the following: Simon dl. Edmundi, Norfolk; and Thomas filius Edmundi, Kent, both listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 4 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. included the forename Edmund filius Osmund, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I 5 and later, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included Johannes Edmund; and Edmundua del Grange. 4 Early History of the Edmund familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Edmund research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1544, 1563, 1564, 1582, 1622 and 1639 are included under the topic Early Edmund History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Edmund Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Edmund has been spelled many different ways, including Edmond, Edmonde, Edmon, Edmonds, Edmun, Edmund, Edmunds and many more. Early Notables of the Edmund familyDistinguished members of the family include - John Edmunds (died 1544), English Master of Peterhouse. 3
 Edmund migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Edmunds to arrive in North America:
Edmund Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Edm Edmund, who landed in Virginia in 1648 6
Edmund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Edmund, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1710 6
Edmund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Edmund, aged 35, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 6
| Edmund migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7Edmund Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Phillip Edmund brought his family to Barbados in 1663
| Contemporary Notables of the name Edmund (post 1700) | + |
- Kyle Steven Edmund (b. 1995), British professional tennis player who has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 through October 2019
- Tyrone Edmund Power III Jr. (1914-1958), American film and stage actor born in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for his swashbuckler roles or romantic leads in films like The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness for the Prosecution, The Black Rose, and many more
- Erik Edmund Poulsen (b. 1964), American politician
- Major General Spencer Edmund Hollond CB, CMG, DSO (b. 1874), British Army staff officer during the First World War
- Gordon Edmund Mingay (1923-2006), British historian, born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire
- Arthur Edmund Muskett OBE, DSc, ARCS, MRIA, FIBiol., Professor of Plant Pathology, and Head of the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, and Author, Belfast, Ireland
- Dallas Edmund Bernard, American director, Morgan Grenfell Holdings Ltd
- James Edmund Caan (1940-2022), American Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Award nominated actor, perhaps best known for his performance in The Godfather (1972)
- Sir Michael Edmund Pike KCVO CMG (1931-2022), British diplomat, First Secretary to the British Embassy in Washington, DC, in 1973, British Ambassador to Vietnam from 1982 to 1985
- Paul Edmund Stanwick, independent scholar in New York City who holds a Ph.D. in art history and archaeology from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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