Edinger
A German surname, likely built from a place name or from a personal name with the German suffix -inger, meaning someone from or connected with a particular place or family line.
The #9,399 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 89,259 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Edinger is a German surname, and the ending -inger commonly points to association with a place or a group of people connected to a place. The first element is less certain from the available evidence, but names of this type often began as a designation for someone from a settlement or region named with a similar base. In some cases, surnames in -inger can also develop from an older personal name plus a locational or relationship suffix.
History
The only provided historical source mentions Edinger as an established surname form, but does not explain its origin in detail. In German-speaking areas, surnames of this pattern became hereditary during the late medieval and early modern periods and were later carried to North America by immigration.
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Fun fact
German surnames ending in -inger often look straightforward but can hide a lost place name that no longer exists or is no longer obvious today.
From the historical record
“Eckert, p. 303 Eckman, p. 314 Edinger, p. 304 Effinger, p. 314 Eggbrecht, p. 303 Eggert, p. 303 Egle=Egli, Egli, p. 303”
— Studies in Pennsylvania German Family Names