Ed

Ed Meaning & Origin

About Ed
The surname Ed is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name Ead, meaning "prosperity" or "riches." It was often used as a short form of longer names beginning with Ead-, such as Eadmund or Eadward. As a surname, Ed would have likely been given to individuals as a nickname or as a patronymic, indicating descent from someone named Ead.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Ed is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Ed: 262
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 73,911
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ed based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Ed is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AT
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E300
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 D
🌐 IPA
/ɛd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ed in Braille

Here's how to represent Ed in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Ed in braille

How to sign the name Ed using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Ed using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Ed in sign language

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