Edwards (surname)

Edwards
Origin
Region of origin England, Wales and Scotland
Word/Name English, Welsh and Scottish
Meaning Son of Edward, Edward's
Footnotes: Frequency Comparison:[1]

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.[1] Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990,[2] falling to 51st in 2014.[1]

Persons with surname Edwards

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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; <https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D>
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