Edwards (surname)

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This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards.
Not to be confused with Edwardes, a related surname thought to mean "son of Edwards".

Edwards
Origin
Word/nameEnglish, Welsh and Scottish
MeaningSon of Edward, Edward's
Region of originEngland, Wales and Scotland
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 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)

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I[]

  • India Edwards (died 1990), Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
  • Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor

J[]

  • J. Gordon Edwards (1867–1925), Canadian film director
  • J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer) (1919–2004), American entomologist, mountain climber, author, and park ranger
  • Jack Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jackie Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamal Edwards (1990–2022), British entrepreneur
  • Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
  • Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
  • John Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathan Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient

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  • Kathleen Edwards (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Kathryn Edwards (born 1964), reality television star in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • Kenny Edwards (rugby league) (born 1989), New Zealand rugby league player
  • Kirk Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer
  • Kyle Edwards (footballer) (born 1998), English Footballer

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  • LaVell Edwards (1930–2016), American football coach
  • 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
  • Louis F. Edwards (died 1939), American politician

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  • Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971), American child sex abuser/serial killer; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
  • Mark Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Marshall Edwards (born 1952), American baseball player
  • Marshall Edwards (American football) (born 1915–2000), American football player
  • Martin Edwards (born 1945), English football chairman
  • Martin Edwards (author) (born 1955), English writer
  • Mary Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mel Edwards (born 1937), American sculptor
  • Michael Edwards (disambiguation), also Mike Edwards, multiple people
  • Monroe Edwards (1808–1847), American forger and slave trader
  • Myrtle Edwards (1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player

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  • Natalie Edwards (born 1978), former senior official with the United States Treasury
  • Nelson "Jack" Edwards (died 1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW's International Executive Board
  • Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), American politician
  • Ninian Wirt Edwards (1809–1899), American politician

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  • (1962–2014, Anthony Edwards), Bermudian cricketer
  • Patrick Edwards (born 1988), American football player
  • Paul Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Perrie Edwards, (born 1993), English singer and member of British girl group Little Mix
  • Phil Edwards (disambiguation), Phil and Philip, multiple people
  • Pierpont Edwards (1750–1826), American lawyer

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  • 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
  • Shane Edwards (born 1988), Australian rules football player
  • Shane Edwards (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Shania Twain (née Eilleen Regina Edwards, born 1965), Canadian singer
  • 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 (born 1980), English singer
  • Sunny Edwards (born 1996), British boxer

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  • T. J. Edwards (born 1996), American football player
  • Thyra J. Edwards (1857–1953), African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
  • Tommy Edwards (1922–1969), American singer-songwriter
  • Tony Edwards (born 1944), Australian comic book artist and illustrator
  • Torri Edwards (born 1977), American sprinter
  • Trevor Edwards (born 1937), Welsh footballer
  • Tudor Edwards (1890–1946), Welsh thoracic surgeon

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  • Walter Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Wilfred Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Willarda V. Edwards, African American physician
  • William Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Wynn Edwards (1842–1900), American politician

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  • Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage

Others[]

  • Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836–1919), English novelist and writer
  • Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French zoologist
  • Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885), French naturalist
  • V. C. Wynne-Edwards (1906–1997), British zoologist
  • Yvonne Edwards Tucker (born 1941), maiden name Edwards, American potter

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Edwards Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
  2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published 9 May 1995; <https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last[permanent dead link]>
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