Edwards (surname)

This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards.

Not to be confused with Edwardes, a related surname.

Edwards

Origin
Word/name	English
Meaning	Son of Edward
Frequency Comparison:[1]

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

A

• 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) (1946–2024), 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
• Allyn Edwards (1914 or 1915–1968), American announcer and host on radio and television
• 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) (born 1968), English drummer
• Andy Edwards (sculptor), English artist
• Andrew Edwards (cricketer) (born 1978), English cricketer
• Andrew David Edwards (born 1958), American serial killer
• Anthony William Fairbank Edwards (born 1935), British statistician, geneticist and evolutionary biologist
• 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
• Ashton Edwards (born 2002 or 2003), American ballet dancer
• 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

• 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 (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player

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

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

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

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

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

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

C

• 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

• Daijun Edwards (born 2001), American football player

• Daniel Edwards (born 1965), American contemporary artist

• Dan Edwards (1926–2001), American football player

• Dan Edwards (rugby union) (born 2003), Welsh rugby 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

• 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, died 1783) (c. 1726–1783), Welsh scholar and clergyman

• Edward Edwards (archdeacon of Brecon), Welsh Anglican priest, archdeacon of Brecon, 1763–1805

• 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

• 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 E. Edwards (1874–1943), Seattle mayor

• 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

• Gareth Edwards (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player

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

• Gareth Edwards (filmmaker) (born 1975), British filmmaker

• 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

• Gary Edwards (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
• Gaston Alonzo Edwards (1875–1943) American architect, educator

• 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

• 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 (1849–1931), Canadian feminist and author
• Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828–1906), English journalist and author

• Ringer Edwards (Herbert James Edwards, 1913–2000), Australian soldier

• Herbert Edwards (cricketer, born 1884) (Herbert Ivor Powell Edwards, 1884–1946), English cricketer

• Bert Edwards (cricketer) (Herbert Charles Edwards, 1913–2002), 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

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

J

• 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
• James Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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

• 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

• Laila Edwards (born 2004), American ice hockey player
• LaVell Edwards (1930–2016), American football coach
• Lee Edwards (1932–2024), American academic, historian, and author
• Lee Edwards (cricketer) (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer
• Leon Edwards (born 1991), English MMA fighter
• 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

M

• 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
• Melvin 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

• 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

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

P

• 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

• 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 (cricketer) (1828–1899), English cricketer and clergyman

• 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, 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

• 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), American basketball player

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

• Steven Edwards (journalist) (1957–2024), British-born Canadian journalist, formerly with Canwest News Service

• Steven Edwards (The Walking Dead)

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

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

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

T

• "Big Boy" Teddy Edwards, American blues musician
• Thyra J. Edwards (1857–1953), African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
• Tia Edwards (born 1995), American sitting volleyball player
• 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 (1937–2024), Welsh footballer
• Tudor Edwards (1890–1946), Welsh thoracic surgeon

V

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

W

• 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

• Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American baseball player

Y

• Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage

Z

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

Others

• 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

See also

• Diane Modahl (born 1966 as Diane Edwards), English middle-distance runner
• Edwards family, of Chile
• Edward
• Edwardes

References

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]>