Eden Family History

Eden Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Edun Old English Ēadhūn composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity wealth’ + hūn ‘bear-cub’. English: habitational name from Castle Eden or Eden Burn in County Durham both of which derive from a British river name meaning ‘water’ recorded by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century in the form Ituna.

East Frisian North German and Dutch (Groningen): genitivized patronymic from the personal name Ede or Edo. German: habitational name from any of several places mainly in Bavaria and Austria so named from Middle High German œde ‘wasteland’ + the dative suffix -n.

Dutch: variant without the preposition van ‘from’ of Van Eden.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Edel, Iden, Eder, Oden, Aden, Elden, Osen, Eiben, Ellen, Eben

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15K	Military Records
10K	Immigration Records
91K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Eden family from?

You can see how Eden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Eden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Eden families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 588 Eden families living in Lancashire. This was about 17% of all the recorded Eden's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Eden families in 1891.

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What did your Eden ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Eden. 9% of Eden men worked as a General labourer and 69% of Eden women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Eden were Old age pensioner and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

Builders labourer

Retired

Old age pensioner

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 91K census records available for the last name Eden. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Eden census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 10K immigration records available for the last name Eden. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 15K military records available for the last name Eden. For the veterans among your Eden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Eden lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Eden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Eden in 1944 was 21, and 77 in 2004.

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Eden Surname Meaning

Dutch: variant without the preposition van ‘from’ of Van Eden.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Eden family from?

What did your Eden ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Retired

Old age pensioner

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Eden family records will you find?

What is the average Eden lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Eden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Eden in 1944 was 21, and 77 in 2004.

Eden Family History

Eden Surname Meaning

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Eden Surname Meaning

453,000 record(s) for Eden

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Where is the Eden family from?

What did your Eden ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Eden lifespan?

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