Edwards (surname)
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. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990, falling to 51st in 2014.
Persons with surname Edwards
- Edwards
A
- Aaron Edwards, Australian rules footballer
- Alex Edwards, English cricketer
- Alex Edwards , Scottish footballer
- Alexander Edwards, Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Allen Edwards, multiple people
- Amanda Edwards, Texas politician
- Amelia Edwards, English novelist, journalist and Egyptologist
- Amy Edwards, Australian actress and singer
- Anthony Edwards, American actor
- Arthur Edwards, multiple people
- Austin Burton Edwards, Australian geologist
B
- Becky Edwards, multiple people
- Bela Bates Edwards, American clergyman, author and periodical editor
- Benjamin Edwards, Benjamin and Ben, multiple people
- Bernard Edwards , American football player
- Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Brian Edwards, Brian and Bryan, multiple people
- Braylon Edwards, American football player
C
- Caitlyn Edwards, Australian rules footballer
- Carl Edwards, NASCAR driver
- Carl Edwards Jr., American professional baseball player
- Carl Johannes Edwards, English stained-glass designer
- Carsen Edwards, American basketball player
- Charlie Edwards , British boxer
- Charlotte Edwards, English cricketer
- Clancy Edwards, American track and field sprinter
- Chet Edwards, American Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives
- Clement Edwards, Welsh lawyer, journalist, trade union activist and Liberal politician
- Clarence Ransom Edwards, American general
- Cliff Edwards, multiple people
- Colin Edwards, professional motorcycle racer
- Colin Edwards , Guyanese footballer
- Colin Edwards , Welsh journalist
- Craig Edwards
- Craig Edwards
- Craig Edwards , American tennis player
D
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Daniel R. Edwards, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- David Edwards, Dave and David, multiple people
- Derek Edwards, Canadian comedian
- Derek Edwards, English rugby fullback
- Dianne Edwards, British paleobotanist
- Doc Edwards, American baseball player
- Donna Edwards, American lawyer and community activist
- Donnie Edwards, former American football linebacker who played for Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers
- Douglas Edwards, American television news anchor
- Duncan Edwards, English footballer who played for Manchester United
E
- Eddie Edwards, South African tennis player
- Edward Edwards, multiple people
- Edwin Edwards, multiple people, including:
- *Edwin Edwards, governor of Louisiana
F
- Fidel Edwards, Barbadian cricketer
- Frank Edwards, Irish Communist
- Frederick Erasmus Edwards, British geologist and paleontologist
G
- Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union player
- Gareth Edwards, multiple other people
- Gary Edwards, multiple people
- Geoff Edwards, TV & radio personality
- George Edwards, multiple people
- Glen Edwards, test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
- Glynn Edwards, British actor
- Graham Edwards, multiple people
- Gus Edwards , US-American songwriter and vaudevillian
- Gus Edwards , American football player
H
- Harold Edwards , American mathematician
- Harry Stillwell Edwards, American journalist, novelist, and poet
- Helen Edwards , British artist
- Henrietta Edwards, Canadian feminist and author
- Henry Sutherland Edwards, English journalist and author
- Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, British East India soldier and administrator
- Herm Edwards, Professional American football player and coach
- Hugh Edwards, multiple people
- Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
- Huw Edwards, multiple people
I
- India Edwards, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
- Iwan Edwards, Canadian choral conductor
J
- J. Gordon Edwards, Canadian film director
- J. Gordon Edwards , American entomologist, mountain climber, author, and park ranger
- Jack Edwards, multiple people
- Jackie Edwards, multiple people
- Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
- Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
- John Edwards, multiple people
- Jonathan Edwards American theologian
- Jonathan Edwards , also a theologian
- Jonathan Edwards , British triple jumper and religious commentator
- Junior D. Edwards, American Medal of Honor recipient
K
- Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Kathryn Edwards, reality television star in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
- Kenny Edwards , New Zealand rugby league player
- Kirk Edwards, Barbadian cricketer
- Kyle Edwards , English Footballer
L
- LaVell Edwards, American football coach
- LeRoy Edwards, pioneer of early American professional basketball
- Lewis Edwards, Welsh educator
- Lewis A. Edwards, New York politician
- Louis Edwards, Chairman of Manchester United
M
- Mark Edwards, multiple people
- Martin Edwards, English football chairman
- Martin Edwards , English writer
- Mary Edwards, multiple people
- Mel Edwards, American sculptor
- Michael Edwards, also Mike Edwards, multiple people
- Monroe Edwards, American forger and slave trader
- Myrtle Edwards, Australian cricketer and softball player
N
- Natalie Edwards, former senior official with the United States Treasury
- Nelson "Jack" Edwards, first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW's International Executive Board
- Ninian Edwards, American politician
- Ninian Wirt Edwards, American politician
P
- Patrick Edwards, American football player
- Paul Edwards, multiple people
- Perrie Edwards,, English singer and member of British four-piece girl group Little Mix
- Phil Edwards, Phil and Philip, multiple people
- Pierpont Edwards, American lawyer
R
- R. T. Edwards, pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
- Ray Edwards, multiple people
- Ray K. Edwards, United States Marine who received the Silver Star
- Richey Edwards, Welsh musician
- Rhys Edwards, Art Director
- Robert Edwards, multiple people
- Roger Edwards, multiple people
- Ronnie Claire Edwards, American actress
- Ronnie Edwards, American politician
S
- Sally Edwards, American triathlete
- Sam Edwards, Sam and Samuel, multiple people
- Sara Edwards, Welsh television presenter
- Sara Edwards
- Sarah Edwards, multiple people
- Sebastián Edwards, Chilean economist, writer, speaker, UCLA professor, consultant
- Sean Edwards, multiple people
- Shane Edwards, Australian rules football player
- Shane Edwards , American basketball player
- Shania Twain, Canadian singer
- Shaun Edwards, Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Stacy Edwards, American actress
- Stan Edwards, American football player
- Stan Edwards, English footballer
- Stan Edwards , English footballer
- Steve Edwards, English singer
- Sunny Edwards, British boxer
T
- T. J. Edwards, American football player
- Thyra J. Edwards, African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
- Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer
- Turner Edwards, American rugby union player
V
- Victoria Edwards, New Zealand artist, printmaker and art educator
- Vivian Edwards, American actress in silent films
W
- Walter Edwards, multiple people
- Wilfred Edwards, multiple people
- William Edwards, multiple people
- Wynn Edwards, American politician
X
- Xavier Edwards, American professional baseball player
Y
- Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage
Z
- Zaylen Edwards, South African Singer and Songwriter
Others
- Matilda Betham-Edwards, English novelist and writer
- Alphonse Milne-Edwards, French zoologist
- Henri Milne-Edwards, French naturalist
- V. C. Wynne-Edwards, British zoologist
- Yvonne Edwards Tucker, her maiden name is Edwards, American potter