Edison Family History
Edison Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Ed(de) (a pet form of male and female names beginning with Ed- such as Edwin Edward and Edith all derived from Old English names beginning with ēad ‘prosperity’) + -son. Occasionally the name may also be a shortened form of Middle English Edithson ‘son of Edith’ or come from the Middle English female personal name Edus (a pet form of Edith) + -son.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022