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This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards. Not to be confused with Edwardes, a related surname.

Edwards
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningSon 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. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990, falling to 51st in 2014.

People with the surname include

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

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

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  • Ed Edwards, British corporate executive and film director
  • "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards (born 1963), real name Michael Edwards, British ski jumper

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

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

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

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

Others

See also

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; <>
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