Edwards (surname)

Edwards is an English and Welsh patronymic. It means 'son of Edward'. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49^th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990.

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
• Chet Edwards (born 1951), American Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives
• 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
• Duncan Edwards (1936-1958), English footballer that played for Manchester United
• 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
• Gus Edwards (1879–1945), US-american songwriter and vaudevillian
• 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
• Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
• 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
• Richey James Edwards (Born 1967) Lyricist and guitarist with Manic Street Preachers
• 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

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