Edwards (surname)
| Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Son of Edward" |
| Region of origin | England and Wales |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparison:[1] | |
Edwards is a patronymic surname, which arose separately in England and Wales. It means 'son of Edward'. Edwards is the 14th most common surname in the Wales and 21st most common in England.[1] Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990,[2] falling to 51st in 2014.[1]
Persons with surname Edwards
- Edwards (baseball)
- Aaron Edwards (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
- Alex Edwards (born 1975), English cricketer
- Alex Edwards (footballer) (born 1946), Scottish footballer
- Alexander Edwards (1885–1918), Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Allen Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Amelia Edwards (1831–1892), English novelist, journalist and Egyptologist
- Amy Edwards, Australian actress and singer
- Arthur Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Becky Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American clergyman, author and periodical editor
- Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player
- Blake Edwards (1922–2010), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Brian Edwards (disambiguation), Brian and Bryan, multiple people
- Braylon Edwards (born 1983), American football player
- Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver
- Carl Johannes Edwards (1914–85), English stained glass designer
- Charlotte Edwards (born 1979), English cricketer
- Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
- 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
- Colin Edwards (footballer) (1991–2013), Guyanese footballer
- Colin Edwards (journalist) (1924–1994), Welsh journalist
- Craig Edwards (born 1982), English footballer
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Daniel R. Edwards, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- David Edwards (disambiguation), Dave and David, multiple people
- 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), multiple people
- Fidel Edwards (born 1982), Barbadian cricketer
- Gareth Edwards (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player
- Gary Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geoff Edwards (1931–2014), TV & radio personality
- George Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Glen Edwards (pilot), test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
- Graham Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gus Edwards (songwriter) (1879–1945), US-American songwriter and vaudevillian
- Harold Edwards (mathematician) (born 1936), American mathematician
- Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855–1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet
- Henrietta Edwards, Canadian feminist and author
- 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
- Hugh Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
- Huw Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- India Edwards (died 1990), Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
- Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor
- Jack Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackie Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
- Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
- John Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Edwards (theologian) (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
- Kenny Edwards (rugby league) (born 1989), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Kirk Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer
- LeRoy Edwards (1914–1971), pioneer of early American professional basketball
- Lewis Edwards (1809–1887), Welsh educator
- Lewis A. Edwards (1811–1879), New York politician
- Louis Edwards (1914–1980), Chairman of Manchester United
- Mark Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Edwards (born 1945), English football chairman
- Martin Edwards (author) (born 1955), English writer
- Mary Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Edwards (disambiguation), also Mike Edwards, multiple people
- Nelson "Jack" Edwards (died 1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW’s International Executive Board
- Ninian Edwards, American politician
- Ninian Wirt Edwards, American politician
- Patrick Edwards, American football player
- Paul Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Perrie Edwards (born 1993), Member of British four-piece girl group Little Mix
- Phil Edwards (disambiguation), Phil and Philip, multiple people
- Pierpont Edwards (1750–1826), American lawyer
- R. T. Edwards, pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
- Ray Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray K. Edwards (1923–1942), United States Marine who received the Silver Star
- Richey James Edwards (Born 1967) Lyricist and guitarist with Manic Street Preachers
- Robert Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roger Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sally Edwards (born 1947), American triathlete
- Sam Edwards (disambiguation), Sam and Samuel, multiple people
- Sara Edwards (born 1962), Welsh television presenter
- Sara Edwards (American television presenter)
- Sarah Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sebastián Edwards, (born 1953) Chilean economist, writer, speaker, UCLA professor, consultant
- Sean Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shaun Edwards (born 1966), Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Stacy Edwards (born 1965), American Actress
- Stan Edwards (born 1960), American football player
- Stan Edwards (footballer born 1942), English footballer
- Stan Edwards (footballer born 1926) (1926–1989), English footballer
- Steve Edwards (singer) (born 1980), singer
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- Trevor Edwards (born 1937), Welsh footballer
- Walter Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- William Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Others
- Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836–1919), English novelist and writer
- Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French zoologist
- Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–85), French naturalist
- V. C. Wynne-Edwards (1906–1997), British zoologist
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Edwards Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published 9 May 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>