Edens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Edens family

The surname Edens was first found in Silesia, where in medieval times the name Eder was closely associated to the social and political advancements of the region's feudal society. Eder became a prominent name in local affairs with the branching into other distinguished houses, some of whom played important roles in the territorial conflicts of the period.

Early History of the Edens family

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Edens Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eder, Edder, Edden, Edah, Aeder, Aedar, Edar, Ayder, Eden, Edens, Edel, Edere, Edle, Aeden, Aedere and many more.

Early Notables of the Edens family

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Edens Ranking

In the United States, the name Edens is the 5,067^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Edens migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Edens Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

P Edens, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1823 2
John Edens, who landed in Iowa in 1854 2
John Edens, who settled in Iowa in 1855

Edens 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. 3

Edens Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jo Edens, aged 19, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 2
Mr. John Edens, (b. 1616), aged 19, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Edens (post 1700) +

Thomas Patrick "Tom" Edens (b. 1961), former American Major League Baseball player
Roger Edens (1905-1970), American composer, arranger and associate producer
William C. Edens, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 8 aerial victories
Orville E. Edens, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Barbour County, 1966, 1968 5
J. Wesley Edens (d. 1970), American politician, Mayor of Corsicana, Texas, 1931-35 5
J. Drake Edens Jr., American Republican politician, South Carolina Republican State Chair, 1963-65 5

The Edens Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Libertas
Motto Translation: Liberty.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html