# Edwin (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,100 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,185 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 280,678 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (819 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdwɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Edwin 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) | 34% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 19% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Edwin in Australia.

## People named Edwin

- Colin Edwin, Australian bass guitarist

## Similar surnames

Eden, Eaton, Etienne, Edney, Eiden.

## 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.