Given name & surname · also Old English
Esmond
“one who is protected by God's grace”
Esmond is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who is protected by God's grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who is protected by God's grace.”
Where it comes from
Esmond is traced to an Old English personal name; this name, or a related Continental Germanic form, also entered Norman French.
How it developed
Its Old English background includes mund, meaning “protection.”
The story
Esmond returned to use as a given name in the late nineteenth century, following a long gap after the medieval period.
Esmond through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 507
- 507 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,002 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,002 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 419 as a first name in 2020; 666 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Esmond’s family of names
Esmond has a related form in Esmonde. Esmond has a related form in Esmont. Esmond has a related form in Esmonte.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Esmond
- Esmond KnightBritish actor (1906–1987)
- Esmond Bradley MartinAmerican conservationist1941–2018
- Esmond EdwardsAmerican photographer and record producer (1927–2007)
- Esmond KentishJamaican cricketer (1916-2011)
- Esmond OveyBritish diplomat (1879–1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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