Edwards (surname)
(Redirected from Representative Edwards)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Son of Edward |
| Frequency Comparison:[1] | |
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.[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]
It may refer to:
People
[edit]A
[edit]- 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 (disambiguation)
- 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 (disambiguation)
- 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 (disambiguation)
- Andrew Edwards (cricketer) (born 1978), English cricketer
- Andrew David Edwards (born 1958), American serial killer
- Anthony Edwards (disambiguation)
- Antony Edwards (1910–1978), English cricketer
- Arthur Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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
[edit]- Becca Edwards, Ex on the Beach series 6 participant
- Becky Edwards (Utah politician), American politician
- Becky Edwards (Montana politician), American politician
- Becky Edwards (soccer) (born 1988), American soccer player
- Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American theologian
- Ben or Benjamin Edwards (disambiguation)
- Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player
- Bert Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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 (disambiguation)
- Bobby Edwards (1926–2012), American country musician
- Bobby Edwards (soccer) (born 1995), American soccer player
- Braylon Edwards (born 1983), American football wide receiver
- Brian Edwards (broadcaster) (born 1937), Irish-born New Zealand media personality and author
- Brian Edwards (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player
- Bryan Edwards (disambiguation)
C
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- Diane Edwards, birth name of Diane Modahl (born 1966), English middle-distance runner
- Dianne Edwards (born 1942), Welsh paleobotanist
- Doc Edwards (1936–2018), American baseball player, coach, and manager
- Don Edwards (disambiguation)
- Donald E. Edwards (1937–2018), American state military officer
- 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
[edit]- Ed Edwards, British corporate executive and film director
- Eddie Edwards (disambiguation)
- Edward Edwards (disambiguation)
- Edwin Edwards (1927–2021), American politician, including Governor of Louisiana
- Edwin Edwards (disambiguation)
- Eric Edwards (disambiguation)
F
[edit]- Federico Edwards (1931–2016), Argentine footballer
- Felicia Edwards (born 1993), American sprinter
- Fidel Edwards (born 1982), Barbadian cricketer
- Frank Edwards (disambiguation)
- Fred Edwards (footballer) (1891–1972), Australian rules footballer
- Frederick Edwards (disambiguation)
G
[edit]- 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 and 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
- 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)
- Glen Edwards (pilot), American test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
- Glynn Edwards (1931–2018), British actor
- Graham Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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
[edit]- Harold Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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
- Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885), French naturalist, originally surnamed Edwards
- 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)
- Sir Hughie Edwards, RAF Air Commodore, Governor of Western Australia
- Humphrey Edwards (1582–1658), English commissioner, courtier, and member of Parliament
- Huw Edwards (disambiguation)
I
[edit]- India Edwards (died 1990), Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
- Iwan Edwards (1937–2022), Canadian choral conductor
J
[edit]- 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)
K
[edit]- 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)
- Kyler Edwards (born 1999), American basketball player
L
[edit]- 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 mixed martial arts 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
[edit]- Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971), American criminal
- Mark Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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)
- Melvin Edwards (born 1937), American sculptor
- Michael Edwards (disambiguation), also Mike Edwards
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Oliver Edwards (1835–1904), American inventor and soldier
P
[edit]- Patrick Edwards (born 1988), American football player
- Paul Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Perrie Edwards (born 1993), English singer
- Philip or Phil Edwards (disambiguation)
- Pierpont Edwards (1750–1826), American lawyer
R
[edit]- R. T. Edwards, pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
- Ralph Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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 or Robert Edwards (disambiguation)
- Roger Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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
[edit]- Sally Edwards (born 1947), American triathlete
- Sam Edwards (disambiguation), also Samuel
- Sara Edwards (born 1962), Welsh television presenter
- Sara Edwards (American television host)
- Sarah Edwards (disambiguation)
- 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, Stephen or Steve Edwards (disambiguation)
- Steve Edwards (singer) (born 1980), English singer
- Sunny Edwards (born 1996), British boxer
T
[edit]- "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
- Trevor Edwards (bishop) (born 1950), Australian retired Anglican bishop
- Tudor Edwards (1890–1946), Welsh thoracic surgeon
V
[edit]- Victoria Edwards (born 1948), New Zealand artist, printmaker and art educator
- Vivian Edwards (1896–1949), American actress in silent films
W
[edit]- Walter Edwards (disambiguation)
- Wilfred Edwards (disambiguation)
- Willarda V. Edwards, African-American physician
- William Edwards (disambiguation)
- Wynn Edwards (1842–1900), American politician
X
[edit]- Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American baseball player
Y
[edit]- Yvonne Edwards Tucker (born 1941), maiden name Edwards, American potter
- Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage
Z
[edit]- Zena Edwards (born 1960s), British poet of Caribbean heritage
Unknown given name
[edit]- Edwards (baseball), baseball player who played in one Major League Baseball game in 1875
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ben Edwards (Baywatch), on the TV series Baywatch from 1991 to 1994
- Eric Edwards (Neighbours), on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
See also
[edit]- General Edwards (disambiguation)
- Judge Edwards (disambiguation)
- Justice Edwards (disambiguation)
- Senator Edwards (disambiguation)
- Edwards family, of Chile
- Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836–1919), English novelist and writer
- Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French zoologist, son of Henri Milne-Edwards (see above)
- V. C. Wynne-Edwards (1906–1997), British zoologist
- Edward
- Edwardes
References
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This page lists people with the surname Edwards.
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