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    The surnameEdwards

    A patronymic surname, the 58th most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛdwɚdz/ 2 syllables Soundex E363

    Edwards: #58 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Edwards #58, 332,423 people Edwards: #58 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Edwards #58, 332,423 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edwards is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Edward + -s.

    Edwards is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 332,423 people named Edwards in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 929 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 317,070.

    #58
    rank among US surnames
    332,423
    people in 2010
    113
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #53)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #49Carter376,966819
    #50Roberts376,774819
    #51Gomez365,655844
    #52Phillips360,802856
    #53Evans355,593868
    #54Turner348,627886
    #55Diaz347,636888

    Who is named Edwards

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    62% of people named Edwards identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 62%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Edwardss

    122 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Blake Edwards
      American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010)
    • John Edwards
      American politician (born 1953)
    • Dean Edwards
      American comedian and actor, born 1970
    • Anthony Edwards
      American actor, born 1962
    • Anthony Edwards
      American basketball player (born 2001)
    • David Edwards
      Association football player, born 1986
    • Cory Edwards
      American film director and comedian (born 1968)
    • John Bel Edwards
      American politician and lawyer, Louisiana, born 1966
    • Teresa Edwards
      American basketball player (born 1964)
    • Torri Edwards
      American sprinter, born 1977
    • Rob Edwards
      Association football player and manager, born 1982
    • Colin Edwards
      American motorcycle racer, born 1974

    Notable Edwardss come mostly from the United States (96), the United Kingdom (12) and Australia (8).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Edwards

    Edwards has the Soundex code E363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E363.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Edwards come from?
    From Edward + -s.
    How common is the surname Edwards?
    332,423 people in the United States had the surname Edwards in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 929 Americans. It ranked 58th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Edwards?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Edwards identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Edwards?
    Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010), followed by John Edwards.