Edwards (surname)

This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards.

Not to be confused with Edwardes, a related surname.

EdwardsOrigin

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]

## People with the surname include

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### A

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* 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) (born 1946), 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
* 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), English drummer
* Andy Edwards (sculptor), English artist
* Andrew Edwards (cricketer) (born 1978), English cricketer
* Andrew David Edwards (born 1958), American serial killer
* 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
* 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

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* 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 (broadcaster) (born 1937), Irish-born New Zealand media personality and author

* Brian Edwards (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player

* Bryan Edwards (American football) (born 1998), American football wide receiver

* Bryan Edwards (Australian footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer

* Bryan Edwards (judge) (fl. 1855), Jamaican Chief Justice

* Bryan Edwards (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2016), English footballer and manager

* Bryan Edwards (politician) (1743–1800), British politician and planter

### C

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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 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

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* Gareth Edwards (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player

* Gareth Edwards (Berkshire cricketer) (born 1973), English cricketer

* Gareth Edwards (director) (born 1975), British film director

* Gareth Edwards (producer) (born 1965), British radio and television writer and producer

* 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

* 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

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* 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, Canadian feminist and author
* Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828–1906), English journalist and author

* Herbert Edwards (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1946), 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

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* India Edwards (died 1990), Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee
* Iwan Edwards (1937–2022), Canadian choral conductor

### J

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* 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
* 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

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* 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

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* Laila Edwards (born 2004), American ice hockey player
* LaVell Edwards (1930–2016), American football coach
* 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
* Leon Edwards, English MMA fighter

### M

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* 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
* Mel 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

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* 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

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* Oliver Edwards (1835–1904), American inventor and soldier

### P

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* 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

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* 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 (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, former 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

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* 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), former American basketball player

* Steven Edwards (footballer) (born 1991), Dutch footballer

* Steven Edwards (journalist), Canadian journalist, formerly with Canwest News Service

* Steven Edwards (The Walking Dead)

* Stephen Edwards (alpine skier) (born 1969), former British alpine skier

* Stephen Edwards (composer) (born 1972), American film and TV composer; see Showdown (1993 film)

* Stephen Edwards (cricketer) (born 1951), former English cricketer
* Steve Edwards (singer) (born 1980), English singer
* Sunny Edwards (born 1996), British boxer

### T

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* "Big Boy" Teddy Edwards, American blues musician
* Thyra J. Edwards (1857–1953), African-American educator, journalist, labor activist, and social worker
* 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

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* Victoria Edwards (born 1948), New Zealand artist, printmaker and art educator
* Vivian Edwards (1896–1949), American actress in silent films

### W

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* 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

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* Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American baseball player

### Y

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* Yvvette Edwards, British novelist of Caribbean heritage

### Z

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* Zena Edwards (born 1960s), British poet of Caribbean heritage

## Others

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* 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

## See also

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* Diane Modahl (born 1966 as Diane Edwards), English middle-distance runner
* Edwards family, of Chile
* Edward
* Edwardes

## References

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1. ^ a b c "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; <[1]>

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