72%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Albanian Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛd.ɪ.sən/(English) /ˈe.ði.son/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that meant either "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". A famous bearer of the surname was the American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantÉdison(Spanish (Latin American)) Same SpellingÉdison PopularityDetails Last ranked #525 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #391 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #830 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories ends in -son, inventors, surnames