The edison Surname

edison Name Meaning and History

English: patronymic or metronymic from Eade.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The edison name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the edison family name as far back in history as possible.

edison Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of edison Families in the US in 1920

Number of edison families

25-48

9-24

1-8

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Black Edisons In the United States	Delilah Reese	29
Edison, Slaughter, Grimes, Mays, Lewis, and Rouse Families	TRISHA_SHELTON	0
Nancy (Williams) Edison	Leo Darmitz	16
Looking for Leo Darmitz	BRADISH	1
Emma R., wife of A.M. Edison	newtonmckinney	0
Black Edisons	TRISHA_SHELTON	0
J.H. Vail's obit regarding Thomas Edison	dvlwthin	2
Canadian MI Edison's	Cindy Heath	1
c1915 School Photo of John EDISON Philadelphia Pa	EOJTTOB	0
greeting	geneman_53	0

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