How Many People Have the Last Name Edwards?
people had the surname Edwards in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 887 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+15,353 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Edwards (62.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 31.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Edwards ranks #38. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 65.2% to 62.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Edwards grew from 317,070 people in 2000 to 332,423 in 2010 (up 4.8%), and its rank fell from #53 to #58. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 117.54 to 112.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 317,070 | 332,423 |
| Rank | #53 | #58 |
| Per 100,000 people | 117.54 | 112.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Edwards
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Edwards: E363
👤 Edwards as a First Name
Edwards is a first name too: about 221 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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