Edwards (surname)
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.
It may refer to:
People
A
- Aaron Edwards, Australian rules footballer
- Aaron Edwards (football), Gibraltarian footballer
- Ada Mae Edwards, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician
- Alan Edwards (disambiguation)
- Alexander Edwards (disambiguation)
- Aaliyah Edwards, Canadian women's basketball player
- A. M. Edwards, American lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of Guam
- Allyn Edwards, American announcer and host on radio and television
- Amanda Edwards, American politician
- Amelia Edwards, English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist
- Amelia Edwards (publisher), co-founder of Walker Books
- Amy Edwards, Australian actor and singer
- Andy Edwards (disambiguation)
- Andrew Edwards (cricketer), English cricketer
- Andrew David Edwards, American serial killer
- Anthony Edwards (disambiguation)
- Antony Edwards, English cricketer
- Arthur Edwards (disambiguation)
- Archie Edwards, American Piedmont blues guitarist
- Ashton Edwards, American ballet dancer
- Astra Edwards, Trinidadian table tennis player
- Austin Edwards, American football player
- Austin Burton Edwards, Australian mineralogist and petrologist
B
- Bela Bates Edwards, American theologian
- Ben or Benjamin Edwards (disambiguation)
- Bernard Edwards (American football), American football player
- Bert Edwards (disambiguation)
- Billy Edwards Jr., American football player
- Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter and producer
- Blake Edwards (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Bob Edwards (disambiguation)
- Bobby Edwards, American country musician
- Bobby Edwards (soccer), American soccer player
- Braylon Edwards, American football wide receiver
- Brian Edwards (broadcaster), Irish-born New Zealand media personality and author
- Brian Edwards (soccer), American soccer player
- Bryan Edwards (disambiguation)
C
- Caitlyn Edwards, Australian rules footballer
- Carl Edwards, American racing driver
- Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian former footballer
- Carsen Edwards, American basketball player
- Cedric Edwards, British military aviator
- Charles Edwards (journalist), Canadian journalist and news agency executive
- Charlie Edwards (boxer), British boxer
- Charlotte Edwards, English cricketer
- Clancy Edwards, American sprinter
- Clarence Edwards (blues musician), American blues musician
- Chet Edwards, American politician
- Clement Edwards, Welsh lawyer, journalist, activist and politician
- Clement Alexander Edwards, British soldier
- Clarence Ransom Edwards, American military general
- Cliff Edwards, American musician and actor
- Cliff Edwards (footballer), English footballer
- Colin Edwards, American motorcycle racer
- Cyrus Edwards, American politician and lawyer
D
- Daijun Edwards, American football player
- Daniel Edwards, American contemporary artist
- David Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Derek Edwards, Canadian comedian
- Derek Edwards (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
- Diane Edwards, birth name of Diane Modahl, English middle-distance runner
- Dianne Edwards, Welsh paleobotanist
- Doc Edwards, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- Don Edwards (disambiguation)
- Donald E. Edwards, American state military officer
- Donna Edwards, American politician
- Donna Edwards (actress), Welsh actress
- Donnie Edwards, American football linebacker
- Donovan Edwards, American football player
- Doug Edwards (basketball), American professional basketball player
- Doug Edwards (musician), Canadian musician
- Douglas Edwards, American television news anchor
- Duncan Edwards, English association footballer
E
- Ed Edwards, British corporate executive and film director
- Eddie Edwards (disambiguation)
- Edward Edwards (disambiguation)
- Edwin Edwards, American politician, including Governor of Louisiana
- Edwin Edwards (disambiguation)
- Elodie Edwards-Grossi, French historian and sociologist
- Eric Edwards (disambiguation)
F
- Federico Edwards, Argentine footballer
- Felicia Edwards, American sprinter
- Fidel Edwards, Barbadian cricketer
- Frank Edwards (disambiguation)
- Fred Edwards (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Frederick Edwards (disambiguation)
G
- Gareth Edwards (disambiguation)
- Gaston Alonzo Edwards American architect and educator
- Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host
- Geoffrey Edwards (Canadian scientist), Canadian geomatics scientist
- Geoffrey Edwards (political scientist), British academic
- George Edwards (disambiguation)
- Glen Edwards (pilot), American test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
- Glynn Edwards, British actor
- Graham Edwards (disambiguation)
H
- Harold Edwards (disambiguation)
- Harry Stillwell Edwards, American journalist, novelist, and poet
- Helen Edwards (artist), British artist
- Henrietta Edwards, Canadian feminist and author
- Henri Milne-Edwards, French naturalist, originally surnamed Edwards
- Henry Sutherland Edwards, English journalist and author
- Herm Edwards, American football player and coach
- Hugh Edwards (disambiguation)
- Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
- Humphrey Edwards, English commissioner, courtier, and member of Parliament
- Huw Edwards (disambiguation)
I
- India Edwards, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
- Iwan Edwards, Canadian choral conductor
J
- J. Gordon Edwards (director), Canadian film director
- J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer), American entomologist, mountain climber, author, and park ranger
- Jack Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackie Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamal Edwards, 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, American basketball player
- Junior D. Edwards, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Justin Edwards (disambiguation)
K
- Kaleb Edwards, American football player
- Kathryn Edwards, American actress
- Kenny Edwards (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player
- Kirk Edwards, Barbadian cricketer
- Kyle Edwards (disambiguation)
- Kyler Edwards, American basketball player
L
- Laila Edwards, American ice hockey player
- LaVell Edwards, American football coach
- Lee Edwards, American academic, historian, and author
- Lee Edwards (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Leon Edwards, English mixed martial arts fighter
- LeRoy Edwards, American basketball player
- Lewis Edwards, Welsh educator
- Lewis A. Edwards, New York politician
- Louis Edwards, Chairman of Manchester United
- Louis F. Edwards, American politician
- Lucy Edwards, British disability activist and educator
M
- Mack Ray Edwards, American criminal
- Mark Edwards (disambiguation)
- Marshall Edwards, American baseball player
- Marshall Edwards (American football), American football player
- Martin Edwards, English football chairman
- Martin Edwards (author), English writer
- Martin Park Edwards, Canadian singer, rapper and leader of South Korean boy band Cortis
- Mary Edwards (disambiguation)
- Melvin Edwards, American sculptor
- Michael Edwards (disambiguation), also Mike Edwards
- Mihi Edwards, writer, social worker, teacher and Maori leader
- Monroe Edwards, American forger and slave trader
- Myrtle Edwards (sportswoman), 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
- Ness Edwards , Welsh miner, trade unionist and politician
- Ninian Edwards, American politician
- Ninian Wirt Edwards, American politician
- Norman Edwards, Jamaican sprinter
O
- Oliver Edwards, American inventor and soldier
P
- Patrick Edwards, American football player
- Paul Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paulette Edwards, English radio presenter
- Perrie Edwards, English singer
- Philip Edwards (disambiguation)
- Pierpont Edwards, American lawyer
R
- R. T. Edwards, pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
- Ralph Edwards (disambiguation)
- Ray Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray K. Edwards, United States Marine who received the Silver Star
- Richard Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richey Edwards, Welsh musician
- Richie Edwards, English musician
- Richie Edwards (basketball), American-New Zealand former basketball player
- Richie Edwards (darts player), Welsh former professional darts player
- Rhys Edwards, Welsh rugby union coach
- Rob or Robert Edwards (disambiguation)
- Roger Edwards (disambiguation)
- Ronnie Claire Edwards, American actress
- Ronnie Edwards (politician), American politician
- Roy Edwards (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Roy Edwards (politician), American politician
S
- Sally Edwards, American triathlete
- Sam Edwards (disambiguation), also Samuel
- Sara Edwards, Welsh television presenter
- Sara Edwards (American television host)
- Sarah Edwards (disambiguation)
- Sebastián Edwards Chilean economist, writer, speaker, UCLA professor, consultant
- Sean Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shane Edwards, Australian rules football player
- Shane Edwards (basketball), American basketball player
- Shania Twain, Canadian singer
- Shaun Edwards, English Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
- Stacy Edwards, American actress
- Stan Edwards, American football player
- Stan Edwards (footballer born 1942), English footballer
- Stan Edwards (footballer born 1926), English footballer
- Stearne Tighe Edwards, Canadian flying ace
- Steven, Stephen or Steve Edwards (disambiguation)
- Steve Edwards (singer), English singer
- Sunny Edwards, British boxer
T
- "Big Boy" Teddy Edwards, American blues musician
- Thyra J. Edwards, African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
- Tia Edwards, American sitting volleyball player
- T. J. Edwards, American football player
- Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter
- Tony Edwards, Australian comic book artist and illustrator
- Torri Edwards, American sprinter
- Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer
- Trevor Edwards (bishop), Australian retired Anglican bishop
- Tru Edwards, American football player
- Tudor Edwards, Welsh thoracic surgeon
V
- Victoria Edwards, New Zealand artist, printmaker and art educator
- Vivian Edwards, American actress in silent films
W
- Walter Edwards (disambiguation)
- Wilfred Edwards (disambiguation)
- Willarda V. Edwards, African-American physician
- William Edwards (disambiguation)
- Wynn Edwards, American politician
X
- Xavier Edwards, American baseball player
Y
- Yvonne Edwards Tucker, maiden name Edwards, American potter
- Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage
Z
- Zena Edwards, British poet of Caribbean heritage
Unknown given name
- Edwards (baseball), baseball player who played in one Major League Baseball game in 1875
Fictional characters
- Ben Edwards (Baywatch), on the TV series Baywatch from 1991 to 1994
- Eric Edwards (Neighbours), on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''