Edwards (surname)
| Edwards |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"Son of Edward" |
| Region of origin |
England and Wales |
| Footnotes: [1] |
Edwards is a patronymic surname, which arose separately in England and Wales. It means 'son of Edward'. Edwards is the 18th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[2] Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990.[3]
Persons with surname 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
- Becky Edwards (born 1988), American football player
- Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American clergyman, author and periodical editor
- Blake Edwards (1922–2010), 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
- Clare Edwards, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Chet Edwards (born 1951), American Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives
- Clement Edwards (1869–1938), Welsh lawyer, journalist, trade union activist and Liberal politician
- Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), American general
- Colin Edwards (born 1974), professional motorcycle racer
- Craig Edwards (born 1982), English footballer
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Daniel R. Edwards, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Darcy Edwards, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- David Eugene Edwards (Born 1968), American musician
- Derek Edwards, Canadian comedian
- Derek Edwards (rugby league), English rugby fullback
- Douglas Edwards, (1917—1990), American television news anchor
- Donna Edwards (born before 1960), American a lawyer community activist
- Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), English footballer who played for Manchester United
- Eddie Edwards (tennis), South African tennis player
- Edward Edwards (disambiguation)
- Fidel Edwards (born 1982), Barbadian cricketer
- Geoff Edwards (born 1931), TV & radio personality
- George Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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
- Gus Edwards (1879–1945), US-American songwriter and vaudevillian
- Harold Edwards (born 1936), American mathematician
- 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
- Herm Edwards, Professional American football player and coach
- Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
- Huw Edwards (politician), British Member of Parliament
- Huw Edwards (journalist), British presenter of BBC One's Ten O'Clock News
- India Edwards, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and an advocate for women in politics (d. 1990)
- Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor. Member of the Order of Canada
- Jack Edwards (disambiguation)
- Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
- Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
- 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 and religious commentator
- Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Kathleen Edwards (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Kirk Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer
- Mister Edwards, fictional character in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House On The Prairie
- LeRoy Edwards (1914–1971), pioneer of early American professional basketball
- Nelson "Jack" Edwards (????-1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW’s International Executive Board
- Patrick Edwards
- Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923–2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher
- Paul Edwards (athlete) (born 1959), Welsh athlete
- Paul Edwards (footballer born 1980), English footballer
- Phil Edwards (athlete) (1907–1971), Canadian track and field athlete and Olympian
- Phil Edwards (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
- Phil Edwards (surfer) (born 1938)
- Phil Edwards (cyclist) (born 1949), British road racing cyclist
- Phil Edwards (Welsh Politician) (born 1953), Welsh politician, member of Plaid Cymru
- Pierrepont Edwards (1750–1826), American lawyer, son of Jonathan Edwards
- Ray Edwards (b. 1985), an American football player
- Ray K. Edwards (1923–1942), a United States Marine who received the Silver Star
- Richey James Edwards (Born 1967) Lyricist and guitarist with Manic Street Preachers
- Robert Edwards (disambiguation)
- R.T. Edwards, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
- Sebastián Edwards, (1953–) Chilean economist, writer, speaker, UCLA professor, consultant
- Shaun Edwards (1966–), Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Steve Edwards (singer) (born 1980), Singer
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- William Edwards (1770–1851), American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards
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