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Edwards is an English patronymic. It means 'son of Edward'. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990[1] and is also a common surname in Wales.
Notable persons named Edwards
- Alexander Edwards (1885–1918), Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Amelia Edwards (1831–1892), English novelist, journalist and Egyptologist
- Arthur Edwards (clergyman) (1834–1901), American Civil War military chaplain and periodical editor
- Arthur Edwards (footballer), (1934–2006), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League
- Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American clergyman, author and periodical editor
- Blake Edwards (born 1922), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), English politician and historian
- Braylon Edwards (born 1983) Cleveland Browns WR
- Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver
- Charlotte Edwards (born 1979) English cricketer
- Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
- Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), American general
- Colin Edwards (born 1974), professional motorcycle racer
- Daniel Edwards, sculptor
- Donna Edwards (born before 1960), American a lawyer community activist
- Eddie Edwards
- Eddie Edwards (tennis), South African tennis player
- Edward Edwards (1742-1815), Captain RN (later Admiral of the White)
- Geoff Edwards (born 1931), TV & radio personality
- George Edwards (1694-1773), English naturalist and ornithologist
- George C. Edwards, (born 1948), American politician
- George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950), American painter and illustrator
- Glen Edwards (pilot), test pilot, Edwards Air Force Base named in his honor
- Graham Edwards (born 1946), Australian politician
- Graham Edwards (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer
- Graham Edwards (born 1965), English novelist
- Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855-1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet
- Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906), English journalist and author
- Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819-68), British East India soldier and administrator
- Huw Edwards (politician), British Member of Parliament
- Huw Edwards (journalist), British presenter of BBC One's Ten O'Clock News
- India Edwards, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and an advocate for women in politics (d. 1990)
- Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor. Member of the Order of Canada
- John Edwards (born 1953), U.S. Senator from North Carolina, candidate for U.S. Vice President in 2004, candidate for U.S. President 2008
- John Edwards (1748–1837), U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1792 to 1795
- John Passmore Edwards (1823-1911), English newspaperman
- John Edwards, Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1842
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) American theologian
- Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745-1801), also a theologian
- Jonathan Edwards (athlete) (born 1966), British triple jumper
- Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Kathleen Edwards (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Nelson "Jack" Edwards (????-1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW’s International Executive Board
- Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923-2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher.
- Phil Edwards (athlete) (1907-1971), Canadian track and field athlete and Olympian
- Phil Edwards (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
- Phil Edwards (surfer) (born 1938)
- Phil Edwards (cyclist) (born 1949), British road racing cyclist
- Phil Edwards (Welsh Politician) (born 1953), Welsh politician, member of Plaid Cymru
- Pierrepont Edwards (1750-1826), American lawyer, son of Jonathan Edwards
- Robert Edwards (more than one)
- Shaun Edwards (1966-), Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- William Edwards (1770-1851), American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards
See also
- Edwards family from Chile
Others
- Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836-1919), English novelist and writer
- Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900), French zoologist
- Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-85), French naturalist
- Vero .Wynne-Edwards (1906-1997), a British zoologist
References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>