as a Last Name
- 4,709
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Edward
Meaning & Origins
English: from the Middle English personal name Edward, Old English Ēadward, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard’. The English personal name also became popular on the Continent as a result of the fame of the two canonized kings of England, Edward the Martyr (962–79) and Edward the Confessor (1004–66). They certainly contributed largely to its great popularity in England.
| 6,268th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,709
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Edward per capita
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