Edge Name Meaning: This is a topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge. Old english ecg 'edge'.
Applies to the 'one who dwelt on a steep hill'.One of the earliest recorded settlers to America with this name was 'Robert Edge',aged 25.He sailed in the ship 'Hopewell'.
Discover how your Edge ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 625 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 200 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 36 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 1,685 |
| Leicestershire | 21 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 |
| London | 189 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 106 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 73 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 484 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 803 |
| Warwickshire | 397 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 108 |
| Yorkshire | 138 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 31 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,092 |
| Cotton Weaver | 80 |
| Labourer | 65 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 63 |
| Coal Miner | 61 |
| General Labourer | 55 |
| Dress Maker | 54 |
| Domestic Servant | 41 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Carter | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| Laundress | 17 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 17 |
| Farmers Son | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Butcher | 15 |
| Painter | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Edge | 2,848 |
| William Edge | 2,705 |
| John Edge | 2,630 |
| Elizabeth Edge | 1,729 |
| Thomas Edge | 1,690 |
| Sarah Edge | 1,681 |
| James Edge | 1,442 |
| George Edge | 1,327 |
| Joseph Edge | 1,139 |
| Ann Edge | 977 |
| Jane Edge | 734 |
| Alice Edge | 727 |
| Hannah Edge | 638 |
| Samuel Edge | 635 |
| Ellen Edge | 614 |
| Annie Edge | 568 |
| Richard Edge | 543 |
| Eliza Edge | 529 |
| Charles Edge | 527 |
| Martha Edge | 496 |
| Margaret Edge | 479 |
| Henry Edge | 424 |
| Robert Edge | 421 |
| Emma Edge | 417 |
| Arthur Edge | 357 |