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
- 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
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