Edwards (surname)
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This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards.
Edwards is an English patronymic. It means 'son of Edward'. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990[1] and is also a common surname in Wales.
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[edit] Notable persons named Edwards
- Alexander Edwards (1885–1918), Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Amelia Edwards (1831–1892), English novelist, journalist and Egyptologist
- Arthur Edwards (clergyman) (1834–1901), American Civil War military chaplain and periodical editor
- Arthur Edwards (footballer), (1934–2006), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League
- Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American clergyman, author and periodical editor
- Blake Edwards (born 1922), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), English politician and historian
- Braylon Edwards (born 1983) Cleveland Browns WR
- Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver
- Charlotte Edwards (born 1979) English cricketer
- Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
- Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), American general
- Colin Edwards (born 1974), professional motorcycle racer
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Donna Edwards (born before 1960), American a lawyer community activist
- Eddie Edwards
- Eddie Edwards (tennis), South African tennis player
- Edward Edwards (1742-1815), Captain RN (later Admiral of the White)
- Geoff Edwards (born 1931), TV & radio personality
- George Edwards (1694-1773), English naturalist and ornithologist
- George C. Edwards, (born 1948), American politician
- George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950), American painter and illustrator
- Glen Edwards (pilot), test pilot, Edwards Air Force Base named in his honor
- Graham Edwards (born 1946), Australian politician
- Graham Edwards (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer
- Graham Edwards (born 1965), English novelist
- Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855-1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet
- Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906), English journalist and author
- Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819-68), British East India soldier and administrator
- Huw Edwards (politician), British Member of Parliament
- Huw Edwards (journalist), British presenter of BBC One's Ten O'Clock News
- Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor. Member of the Order of Canada
- John Edwards (born 1953), U.S. Senator from North Carolina, candidate for U.S. Vice President in 2004, candidate for U.S. President 2008
- John Edwards (1748–1837), U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1792 to 1795
- John Passmore Edwards (1823-1911), English newspaperman
- John Edwards, Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1842
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) American theologian
- Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745-1801), also a theologian
- Jonathan Edwards (athlete) (born 1966), British triple jumper
- Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Nelson "Jack" Edwards (????-1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW’s International Executive Board
- Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923-2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher.
- Phil Edwards (1907-1971), Canadian track and field athlete
- Phil Edwards (born 1949), British road cyclist
- Pierrepont Edwards (1750-1826), American lawyer, son of Jonathan Edwards
- Robert Edwards (more than one)
- Shaun Edwards (1966-), Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- William Edwards (1770-1851), American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards
[edit] See also
- Edwards family from Chile
[edit] Others
- Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836-1919), English novelist and writer
- Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900), French zoologist
- Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-85), French naturalist
- Vero .Wynne-Edwards (1906-1997), a British zoologist
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
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