# Edward (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/edward/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname. See also Edwards.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,473 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,446 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,024 people |
| Change since 2000 | -14.1% (5,207 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdwɚd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”), doublet of Eduard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Edward in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 6.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Edward in the United Kingdom.

## People named Edward

- Harry Edward, athletics competitor (1898–1973)

## Similar surnames

Edwards, Edouard, Etheridge, Ethridge, Etheredge, Etherton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.