Edwards ( surname ) - wikipedia Edwards ( surname ) Jump to : navigation , search This article is about the surname `` Edwards '' . For other uses , see Edwards . Edwards Origin Region of origin England , Wales and Scotland Word / Name English , Welsh and Scottish Meaning rarely the `` Son of Edward '' this would be Edwardson , the Modern interpretation of Edward is as the plural `` The family of Edward were known as Edwards '' Footnotes : Frequency Comparison : Edwards is a patronymic surname , which arose separately in England and Wales . It means ' 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 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Persons with surname Edwards 1.3 C 1.4 D 1.5 E 1.6 F 1.7 G 1.8 H 1.9 I 1.10 J 1.11 K 1.12 L 1.13 M 1.14 N 1.15 P 1.16 R 1.17 S 1.18 T 1.19 W 2 Others 3 See also 4 References Persons with surname Edwards ( edit ) Edwards ( baseball ) Aaron Edwards ( born 1984 ) , Australian rules footballer Alex Edwards ( born 1975 ) , English cricketer Alex Edwards ( footballer ) ( born 1946 ) , Scottish footballer Alexander Edwards ( 1885 -- 1918 ) , Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross Allen Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Amelia Edwards ( 1831 -- 1892 ) , English novelist , journalist and Egyptologist Amy Edwards , Australian actress and singer Arthur Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Austin Burton Edwards ( 1909 -- 1960 ) , Australian geologist Becky Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Bela Bates Edwards ( 1802 -- 1852 ) , American clergyman , author and periodical editor Benjamin Edwards ( disambiguation ) , Benjamin and Ben , multiple people Bernard Edwards ( American football ) ( born 1969 ) , American football player Blake Edwards ( 1922 -- 2010 ) , American film director , screenwriter , and producer Brian Edwards ( disambiguation ) , Brian and Bryan , multiple people Braylon Edwards ( born 1983 ) , American football player Caitlyn Edwards ( born 1996 ) , Australian rules footballer Carl Edwards ( born 1979 ) , NASCAR driver Carl Johannes Edwards ( 1914 -- 85 ) , English stained glass designer 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 Clement Edwards ( 1869 -- 1938 ) , Welsh lawyer , journalist , trade union activist and Liberal politician Clarence Ransom Edwards ( 1860 -- 1931 ) , American general Colin Edwards ( born 1974 ) , professional motorcycle racer Colin Edwards ( footballer ) ( 1991 -- 2013 ) , Guyanese footballer Colin Edwards ( journalist ) ( 1924 -- 1994 ) , Welsh journalist Craig Edwards ( Australian footballer ) ( born 1961 ) Craig Edwards ( English footballer ) ( born 1982 ) Craig Edwards ( tennis ) ( born 1955 ) , American tennis player Daniel Edwards , sculptor Daniel R. Edwards , American World War I Medal of Honor recipient David Edwards ( disambiguation ) , Dave and David , multiple people Derek Edwards , Canadian comedian Derek Edwards ( rugby league ) , English rugby fullback Douglas Edwards , ( 1917 -- 1990 ) , American television news anchor Donna Edwards ( born before 1960 ) , American a lawyer community activist Donnie Edwards ( born 1973 ) , former American football linebacker who played for Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers Duncan Edwards ( 1936 -- 1958 ) , English footballer who played for Manchester United Eddie Edwards ( tennis ) , South African tennis player Edward Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Edwin Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people , including : Edwin Edwards , governor of Louisiana Fidel Edwards ( born 1982 ) , Barbadian cricketer Gareth Edwards ( born 1947 ) , Welsh rugby union player Gary Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Geoff Edwards ( 1931 -- 2014 ) , TV & radio personality George Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Glen Edwards ( pilot ) , test pilot , namesake of Edwards Air Force Base Graham Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Gus Edwards ( songwriter ) ( 1879 -- 1945 ) , US - American songwriter and vaudevillian Harold Edwards ( mathematician ) ( born 1936 ) , American mathematician Harry Stillwell Edwards ( 1855 -- 1938 ) , American journalist , novelist , and poet Henrietta Edwards , Canadian feminist and author Henry Sutherland Edwards ( 1828 -- 1906 ) , English journalist and author Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes ( 1819 -- 68 ) , British East India soldier and administrator Herm Edwards , Professional American football player and coach Hugh Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Sir Hughie Edwards , RAF Air Commodore , Governor of Western Australia Huw Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people India Edwards ( died 1990 ) , Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee Iwan Edwards ( born 1937 ) , Canadian choral conductor J ( edit ) Jack Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Jackie Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Jango Edwards , US - American clown and entertainer Jimmy Edwards , English Comedian John Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Jonathan Edwards ( theologian ) ( 1703 -- 1758 ) American theologian Jonathan Edwards ( the younger ) ( 1745 -- 1801 ) , also a theologian Jonathan Edwards ( triple jumper ) ( born 1966 ) , British triple jumper and religious commentator Junior D. Edwards ( 1926 -- 1951 ) , American Medal of Honor recipient Kathleen Edwards ( born 1978 ) , Canadian singer - songwriter Kathryn Edwards ( born 1964 ) , reality television star in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Kenny Edwards ( rugby league ) ( born 1989 ) , New Zealand rugby league player Kirk Edwards ( born 1983 ) , Barbadian cricketer LaVell Edwards ( 1930 -- 2016 ) , American football coach LeRoy Edwards ( 1914 -- 1971 ) , pioneer of early American professional basketball Lewis Edwards ( 1809 -- 1887 ) , Welsh educator Lewis A. Edwards ( 1811 -- 1879 ) , New York politician Louis Edwards ( 1914 -- 1980 ) , Chairman of Manchester United Luke Edwards ( born 1980 ) American politician , Republican Mark Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Martin Edwards ( born 1945 ) , English football chairman Martin Edwards ( author ) ( born 1955 ) , English writer Mary Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Michael Edwards ( disambiguation ) , also Mike Edwards , multiple people Monroe Edwards ( 1808 - 1847 ) , American forger and slave trader Myrtle Edwards ( 1921 -- 2010 ) , Australian cricketer and softball player Nelson `` Jack '' Edwards ( died 1974 ) , first African - American to hold a seat on the UAW 's International Executive Board Ninian Edwards , American politician Ninian Wirt Edwards , American politician Patrick Edwards , American football player Paul Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Perrie Edwards , Singer Phil Edwards ( disambiguation ) , Phil and Philip , multiple people Pierpont Edwards ( 1750 -- 1826 ) , American lawyer 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 ) Robert Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Roger Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Ronnie Claire Edwards ( 1933 - 2016 ) , American actress Ronnie Edwards ( c. 1952 - 2016 ) , American politician 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 presenter ) 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 ) , 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 Steve Edwards ( born 1980 ) , English singer Tommy Edwards ( 1922 -- 1969 ) , American singer - songwriter Torri Edwards ( born 1977 ) , American sprinter Trevor Edwards ( born 1937 ) , Welsh footballer Walter Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people William Edwards ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Wynn Edwards ( 1842 - 1900 ) , American politician Others ( edit ) 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 See also ( edit ) Edwards family , of Chile Edward References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Edwards Surname Meaning and Distribution '' . forebears.co.uk . Retrieved 21 January 2014 Jump up ^ U.S. Census Bureau ; `` Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census , ( Table ) Name Files dist. all. last '' ; published 9 May 1995 ; < https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last > This page lists people with the surname Edwards . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page , you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link . 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