Gender: Male
Pronunciation: D EY V IH D EH JH ER T AH N
David Russell Edgerton Jr. was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Burger King, in what would become the second-largest burger chain after McDonald's. After serving as a manager of another restaurant, Howard Johnson's, on March 1, 1954, he opened a franchise outlet of the restaurant chain Insta Burger King in Miami, Florida. On June 1 of the same year, he met fellow restaurateur James McLamore and the two founded the Burger King Corporation. After leaving Burger King, he went on to start Bodega, a steakhouse restaurant.
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On the name David Edgerton, David means Beloved One, Courageous Hero who Killed Goliath King of Israel. Edgerton means Place Name and Surname that Occurs in the English Aristocracy.
The name David Edgerton is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
David is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Spain, and 101 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: D EY V IH D EH JH ER T AH N
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
EY: Pronounce as in "they" (DH EY)
V: Pronounce as in "van" (V AE N)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
JH: Pronounce as in "joke" (JH OW K)
ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)
T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
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At NamesLook, the name David is recorded 1,112,773 times globally, ranking it as the 10th most common name worldwide.
David is most prevalent in United States of America, with 212,456 occurrences, making it the 3th most popular name in the country.
In Czechia, the name David is found among 1 in every 4 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United States of America | #3 | 1 : 9 |
United Kingdom | #1 | 1 : 5 |
Spain | #8 | 1 : 6 |
France | #3 | 1 : 13 |
Colombia | #10 | 1 : 14 |
Mexico | #18 | 1 : 15 |
Peru | #13 | 1 : 31 |
Nigeria | #13 | 1 : 42 |
Italy | #222 | 1 : 45 |
South Africa | #9 | 1 : 90 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name David from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
David Russell Edgerton Jr. was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Burger King, in what would become the second-largest burger chain after McDonald's. After serving as a manager of another restaurant, Howard Johnson's, on March 1, 1954, he opened a franchise outlet of the restaurant chain Insta Burger King in Miami, Florida. On June 1 of the same year, he met fellow restaurateur James McLamore and the two founded the Burger King Corporation. After leaving Burger King, he went on to start Bodega, a steakhouse restaurant.
David Edgerton FBA is an English historian and educator. He was educated at St John's College, Oxford, and Imperial College London. After teaching the economics of science and technology and the history of science and technology at the University of Manchester, he became the founding director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at Imperial College, London, and Hans Rausing Professor. He has held a Major Research Fellowship (2006–2009) from the Leverhulme Trust. In 2013, he led the move of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the Department of History of King's College London. Edgerton's books include Warfare State: Britain 1920–1970 and The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900. Edgerton was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2021.
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