Edmondson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Edmond". There are varied spellings, including Edmonson. It is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname Edmondson include:Ade Edmondson, British comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director Beattie Edmondson, English actress, daughter of Ade David Edmondson Donna Edmondson Douglas Edmondson Drew Edmondson Ed Edmondson Ed Edmondson Ella Edmondson, English musician Frank K. Edmondson (1912–2008), American astronomer G. C. Edmondson, working name of science fiction author Garry Edmonson (1922–1995) J. Howard Edmondson James E. Edmondson Jerold A. Edmondson, professor emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington John Hurst Edmondson Joseph Edmondson, English herald and genealogist Lewis Edmondson, English professional boxer Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Matt Edmondson, British television and radio presenter Paul Edmondson Ryan Edmondson, English footballer Thomas Edmondson, Burgess - Virginia House of Burgesses 1693 et al. Thomas William Edmondson (1869–1938), American mathematician Thomas Edmondson, inventor of the Edmondson railway ticket Van Edmondson (1899–1998), American football player Walles T. Edmondson ("Tommy") limnologist at University of Washington William Edmondson (disambiguation), multiple people Yvette Hardman Edmondson, scientist and former editor of Limnology and Oceanography