Edwards (surname)

Edwards
Origin
Word/name	English
Meaning	Son of Edward
	Frequency Comparison:

Edwards is a patronymic surname of English origin, meaning "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]

People with the surname include[edit]

A[edit]

Aaron Edwards (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
Aaron Edwards (football) (born 1969), Gibraltarian footballer
Ada Mae Edwards (1911–2004), Saint Kitts and Nevis politician

Al Edwards (American football) (born 1967), American football wide receiver

Al Edwards (politician) (1937–2020), American politician

Alan Edwards (actor) (1925–2003), British-Australian actor

Alan Edwards (canoeist) (1943–2002), British Olympic sprint canoer

Alan Edwards (rugby) (fl. 1930s), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Alan Edwards (diplomat), Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu from 1996 to 1999

Albert Edwards (footballer) (flourished 1910s, died 1918), English footballer

Albert Gallatin Edwards (1812–1892), American businessman and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury

Turk Edwards (Albert Glen Edwards, 1907–1973), American football tackle and coach

Alex Edwards (born 1975), English cricketer

Alex Edwards (footballer) (born 1946), Scottish Association footballer
Alexander Edwards (1885–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Alexander Edwards (politician) (1876–1938), Canadian businessman and politician

Allen Edwards (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player and coach

Allen Edwards (cricketer) (1868–1961), Australian cricketer
A. M. Edwards (1905–1987), American lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of Guam
Amanda Edwards, American politician
Amelia Edwards (1831–1892), English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist
Amelia Edwards (publisher), co-founder of Walker Books
Amy Edwards, Australian actor and singer
Andy Edwards (footballer, born 1971), English footballer and manager
Andy Edwards (footballer, born 1965), Welsh footballer
Andy Edwards (musician), English drummer
Andy Edwards (sculptor), English artist
Andrew Edwards (cricketer) (born 1978), English cricketer
Andrew David Edwards (born 1958), American serial killer
Anthony Edwards (actor) (born 1962), American actor and director
Anthony Edwards (American football) (born 1966), American football wide receiver
Anthony Edwards (basketball) (born 2001), American basketball player
Anthony Edwards (rower) (born 1972), Australian Olympic rower
Antony Edwards (1910–1978), English cricketer

Arthur Edwards (antiquary) (died 1743), English army officer and antiquary

Arthur Edwards (basketball) (born 1992) American basketball player

Arthur Edwards (clergyman) (1834–1901), American clergyman and editor

Arthur Edwards (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2002), Australian rules footballer

Arthur Edwards (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2006), Australian rules footballer

Arthur Edwards (photographer) (born 1940), British photographer

Arthur Edwards (sailor) (flourished 1560s), British sailor

Arthur Charles Edwards (1867–1940), English organist and composer

Arthur Noel Edwards (1883–1915), English polo player
Archie Edwards (1918–1998), American Piedmont blues guitarist
Astra Edwards (born 1981), Trinidadian table tennis player
Austin Edwards (born 1997), American football player
Austin Burton Edwards (1909–1960), Australian mineralogist and petrologist

B[edit]

Becca Edwards, Ex on the Beach series 6 participant

Becky Edwards (politician), American politician

Becky Edwards (soccer) (born 1988), American soccer player
Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American theologian

Ben Edwards (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver

Ben Edwards (commentator) (born 1965), British motor racing commentator

Ben Edwards (kickboxer) (born 1985), Australian boxer and mixed martial arts fighter

Ben Edwards (music publisher) (c. 1884–1954), German-born American music publisher and talent agent

Ben Edwards (Baywatch) (appearing 1991 to 1994), fictional character from the TV series, Baywatch

Benjamin Edwards (artist) (born 1970), American visual artist and writer

Benjamin Edwards (Maryland politician) (1753–1829), American merchant and politician

Benjamin Edwards (stockbroker) (1931–2009), American stockbroker
Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player

Bert Edwards (politician) (1887–1963), Australian publican and politician

Bert Edwards (cricketer) (1913–2002), English cricketer

Bert Edwards (footballer) (1915–1995), Australian rules footballer

Bert Edwards (speedway rider) (1917–1982), English international speedway rider
Billy Edwards Jr., American college football player
Blake Edwards (1922–2010), American film director, screenwriter and producer
Blake Edwards (cricketer) (born 1999), Australian cricketer

Bob Edwards (satirist) (1860–1922), Canadian founder of the Calgary Eye Opener weekly newspaper

Bob Edwards (British journalist) (1925–2012), British journalist

Bob Edwards (1947–2024), American radio broadcaster

Bob Edwards (politician) (1905–1990), British trade unionist and member of Parliament for Bilston and Wolverhampton South East

Bobby Edwards (soccer) (born 1995), American soccer player

Bobby Edwards (1926–2012), American country musician
Braylon Edwards (born 1983), American football wide receiver

Brian Edwards (broadcaster) (born 1937), Irish-born New Zealand media personality and author

Brian Edwards (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player

Bryan Edwards (American football) (born 1998), American football wide receiver

Bryan Edwards (Australian footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer

Bryan Edwards (judge) (fl. 1855), Jamaican Chief Justice

Bryan Edwards (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2016), English footballer and manager

Bryan Edwards (politician) (1743–1800), British politician and planter

C[edit]

Caitlyn Edwards (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
Carl Edwards (born 1979), American racing driver

Carl Johannes Edwards (1914–1985), British stained glass artist

Carl Edwards (equestrian) (born 1963), British equestrian

Carl Edwards Jr. (born 1991), American baseball player
Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidadian former footballer
Carsen Edwards (born 1998), American basketball player
Charles Edwards (journalist) (1906–1983), Canadian journalist and news agency executive
Charlie Edwards (boxer) (born 1993), British boxer
Charlotte Edwards (born 1979), English cricketer
Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American sprinter
Clarence Edwards (blues musician) (1933–1993), American blues musician
Chet Edwards (born 1951), American politician
Clement Edwards (1869–1938), Welsh lawyer, journalist, activist and politician
Clement Alexander Edwards (1812–1882), British soldier
Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), American military general
Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), American musician and actor
Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer
Colin Edwards (born 1974), American motorcycle racer

Colin Edwards (footballer) (1991–2013), Guyanese footballer

Colin Edwards (journalist) (1924–1994), British journalist and documentarian

Craig Edwards (Australian footballer) (born 1961), Australian rules footballer

Craig Edwards (English footballer) (born 1982), English association footballer

Craig Edwards (tennis) (born 1955), American professional tennis player
Cyrus Edwards (1793–1877), American politician and lawyer

D[edit]

Daniel Edwards (born 1965), American contemporary artist

Dan Edwards (1926–2001), American football player

Danny Edwards (born 1951), American professional golfer
Derek Edwards (born 1958), Canadian comedian
Derek Edwards (rugby league) (flourished 1960s–1970s, died 2020), English rugby league footballer
Dianne Edwards (born 1942), Welsh paleobotanist
Doc Edwards (1936–2018), American baseball player, coach, and manager
Don Edwards (1915–2015), American politician

Don Edwards (cowboy singer) (1935-6 –2022), American singer and guitarist

Don Edwards (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Donna Edwards (born 1958), American politician
Donna Edwards (actress) (born 1963), Welsh actress

Donnie Edwards (born 1973), American football linebacker
Doug Edwards (born 1971), American professional basketball player
Doug Edwards (musician) (1946–2016), Canadian musician
Douglas Edwards (1917–1990), American television news anchor
Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), English association footballer

E[edit]

Ed Edwards, British corporate executive and film director

Eddie Edwards (American football) (born 1954), American football player

Eddie Edwards (musician) (1899–1963), American jazz trombonist

Eddie Edwards (tennis) (born 1956), South African tennis player

"Eddie the Eagle" Edwards (born 1963), real name Michael Edwards, British ski jumper

Eddie Edwards (wrestler) (born 1983), American professional wrestler

Eddie Edwards (born 1968), American civil servant; see 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire#eddie_edwards

Edward Edwards (actor) (living), American television and film actor

Edward Edwards (librarian) (1812–1886), British librarian, library historian, and biographer

Edward Edwards (musician) (1816–1897), Welsh musician and composer

Edward Edwards (painter) (1738–1806), English painter

Edward Edwards (priest) (c. 1726–1783), Welsh scholar and clergyman

Edward Edwards (Royal Navy officer) (1742–1815), British naval officer

Edward Edwards (serial killer) (1933–2011), convicted American serial killer

Edward Edwards (zoologist) (1803–1879), Welsh marine zoologist

Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931), American politician

Edward Livingston Edwards (1812–1894), Missouri lawyer, state legislator, journalist, and judge
Edwin Edwards (1927–2021), American politician, including Governor of Louisiana

Edwin Edwards (artist) (1823–1879), British painter, engraver and lawyer

Edwin Edwards (New Zealand politician) (1862–1909), English-born New Zealand businessman and local politician

Edwin Edwards (organist) (1830–1907), British academic and organist

Eddie Edwards (musician) (1891–1963, Edwin Branford Edwards), American jazz trombonist

Eric Edwards (actor) (born 1945), American former adult film star

Eric Edwards (American football) (born 1980), National Football League tight end

Eric Edwards, Baron Chelmer (1914–1997), British Conservative party activist

Eric Edwards (Neighbours), fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours

Eric Edwards Jr. (born 2000), American hurdler

F[edit]

Federico Edwards (1931–2016), Argentine footballer
Felicia Edwards (born 1993), American sprinter
Fidel Edwards (born 1982), Barbadian cricketer

Frank Edwards (writer and broadcaster) (1908–1967), American radio writer and broadcaster

Frank Edwards (blues musician) (1909–2002), American blues musician

Frank Edwards (gospel musician) (born 1989), Nigerian gospel musician

Sir Francis Edwards, 1st Baronet (1852–1927), known as Frank Edwards, British Liberal Party politician

Frank Edwards (Australian politician) (1887–1983), Australian politician

Frank Edwards (Illinois politician) (1950–2020), American politician

Frank Edwards (cricketer) (1885–1970), English cricketer

Frank Edwards (British Army soldier) (1893–1964), British Army soldier

Tenny Edwards (Frank Nutinous Edwards, 1904–1977), American baseball player

Frank Edwards (communist) (1907–1983), Irish teacher and communist

Frank G. Edwards House, historic building in San Francisco, California

Fred Edwards (footballer) (1891–1972), Australian rules footballer

Frederick Edwards (cricketer) (1908–1982), Australian cricketer

G[edit]

Gareth Edwards (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player

Gareth Edwards (Berkshire cricketer) (born 1973), English cricketer

Gareth Edwards (director) (born 1975), British film director

Gareth Edwards (producer) (born 1965), British radio and television writer and producer

Gareth Edwards (Welsh cricketer) (born 1976), Welsh cricketer

Gary Edwards (ice hockey) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player

Gary Edwards (photographer) (born 1967), British photographer

Geoff Edwards (1931–2014), American actor and game show host

Geoffrey Edwards (Canadian scientist), Canadian geomatics scientist

Geoffrey Edwards (political scientist) (born 1945), British academic
George Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Glen Edwards (pilot), American test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
Glynn Edwards (1931–2018), British actor
Graham Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people

Gus Edwards (vaudevillian) (1878–1945), American songwriter and vaudevillian

Harold Edwards (RCAF officer) (1892–1952), Royal Canadian Air Force air marshal, also known as Gus Edwards
Gus Edwards (American football) (born 1995), American football running back

H[edit]

Harold Edwards (mathematician) (1936–2020), American mathematician

Harold Edwards (RCAF officer) (1892–1952), Canadian Air Force officer

Harold Edwards (rugby league) (1909–1993), Welsh rugby league footballer
Harold C. Edwards (1899–1989), British surgeon
Harold Leslie Edwards (1893–1951), Canadian World War I flying ace
Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855–1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet
Helen Edwards (artist) (1882–1963), British artist
Henrietta Edwards, Canadian feminist and author
Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828–1906), English journalist and author

Herbert Edwards (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1946), English cricketer
Herm Edwards, American football player and coach
Hugh Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
Humphrey Edwards (1582–1658), English commissioner, courtier, and member of Parliament
Huw Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people

I[edit]

India Edwards (died 1990), Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
Iwan Edwards (1937–2022), Canadian choral conductor

J[edit]

J. Gordon Edwards (director) (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, American clown and entertainer
Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
John Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonathan Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Joyce Edwards (born 2006), American basketball player
Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient
Justin Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people

K[edit]

Kathryn Edwards (born 1964), American actress
Kenny Edwards (rugby league) (born 1989), New Zealand rugby league player
Kirk Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer
Kyle Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Kyler Edwards (born 2000), American basketball player

L[edit]

Laila Edwards (born 2004), American ice hockey player
LaVell Edwards (1930–2016), American football coach
LeRoy Edwards (1914–1971), American basketball player
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 (1892–1939), American politician
Lucy Edwards, British disability activist and educator
Leon Edwards, English MMA fighter

M[edit]

Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971), American criminal
Mark Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Marshall Edwards (born 1952), American baseball player
Marshall Edwards (American football) (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
Mihi Edwards (1918-2008), writer, social worker, teacher and Maori leader
Monroe Edwards (1808–1847), American forger and slave trader
Myrtle Edwards (1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player

N[edit]

Natalie Edwards (born 1978), former senior official with the United States Treasury
Ness Edwards (1897–1968) Welsh miner, trade unionist and politician
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

O[edit]

Oliver Edwards (1835–1904), American inventor and soldier

P[edit]

Patrick Edwards (born 1988), American football player
Paul Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Perrie Edwards (born 1993), English singer
Phil Edwards (disambiguation), Phil and Philip, multiple people
Pierpont Edwards (1750–1826), American lawyer

R[edit]

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 Edwards (1967–1995 (presumed)), Welsh musician (Manic Street Preachers)
Rhys Edwards (1991–2016), Welsh rugby union coach

Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1970), English footballer formerly of Huddersfield Town

Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1973), Wales international footballer who played for Carlisle, Bristol City, Preston, Blackpool and Exeter

Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982), Wales international footballer who played for Aston Villa, Wolves, Blackpool and Barnsley

Rob Edwards (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player

Rob Edwards (actor) (born 1949), British actor

Rob Edwards (screenwriter) (born 1963), American screenwriter

Rob Edwards, African-American man lynched during the 1912 racial conflict in Forsyth County, Georgia

Robert Edwards (gridiron football) (born 1974), American football player for the New England Patriots and Toronto Argonauts

Robert Edwards (artist) (1879–1948), American illustrator, musician, and writer

Sir Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925–2013), British scientist, IVF pioneer, and Nobel Laureate in Physiology

F. Robert Edwards (born 1940), member of the Michigan House of Representatives

Robert Edwards (pirate) (died 1762), Welsh buccaneer, former landowner of 77 acres of Manhattan real estate bequeathed in 1778
Roger Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Claire Edwards (1933–2016), American actress
Ronnie Edwards (politician) (1952–2016), American politician
Roy Edwards (1937–1999), Canadian ice hockey player
Roy Edwards (politician) (1954–2020), American politician

S[edit]

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 host)
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), English 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
Stearne Tighe Edwards (1893-1918), Canadian flying ace

Steven Edwards (basketball) (born 1973), former American basketball player

Steven Edwards (footballer) (born 1991), Dutch footballer

Steven Edwards (journalist), Canadian journalist, formerly with Canwest News Service

Steven Edwards (The Walking Dead)

Stephen Edwards (alpine skier) (born 1969), former British alpine skier

Stephen Edwards (composer) (born 1972), American film and TV composer; see Showdown (1993 film)

Stephen Edwards (cricketer) (born 1951), former English cricketer
Steve Edwards (singer) (born 1980), English singer
Sunny Edwards (born 1996), British boxer

T[edit]

"Big Boy" Teddy Edwards, American blues musician
Thyra J. Edwards (1857–1953), African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
T. J. Edwards (born 1996), American football player
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

V[edit]

Victoria Edwards (born 1948), New Zealand artist, printmaker and art educator
Vivian Edwards (1896–1949), American actress in silent films

W[edit]

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

X[edit]

Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American baseball player

Y[edit]

Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage

Z[edit]

Zena Edwards (born 1960s), British poet of Caribbean heritage

Others[edit]

Edwards (baseball), given name unknown
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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "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; <[1]>

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[fb-1] "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; <[1]>

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