Edmonson as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Edmonson

What is the meaning of the name Edmonson ?

The baby name Edmonson is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛdmənsən/ (ED-mən-sən).

Edmonson is English in Origin.

Edmonson is an English patronymic name meaning “son of Edmund/Edmond,” with Edmund from Old English ead “wealth, prosperity” + mund “protector, guardian.” Thus, the sense is “son of the prosperous protector.” The spelling without the second d reflects a common medieval variation alongside the more frequent Edmondson. The root was reinforced by Norman French Edmond after the Conquest.

As a surname, Edmonson appears in northern England and Lowland Scotland from the late Middle Ages and spread to Ireland and North America through migration. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the 19th century in the surname-as-first-name tradition, typically to honor a maternal family line; contemporary use remains rare. Variants and related forms include Edmondson, Edmundson, Edmanson, and the given names Edmund, Edmond, Éamonn/Eamon, Edmundo, and Edmondo. Nicknames for the given name Edmonson include Ed, Eddie, and Sonny.

⚙ Edmonson is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Edmonson appears only 3 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.