# 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.

## People with the surname include

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### 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 (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 (rugby union) (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player
* 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
* Steven Edwards (The Walking Dead)
* 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