Last name: EDWARD
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Last name frequency
EDWARD : This last name is indexed 251,448 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
EDWARD : English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Edward (Old English Ēadweard from ēad ‘prosperity fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard ward’). The popularity of the personal name was largely due to its being the name of the sainted Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor and of three kings in the 13th–14th centuries.
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Most popular first names
- Charles (30,806)
- John (14,237)
- William (10,698)
- James (9,280)
- George (6,935)
- Edward (6,888)
- Thomas (6,474)
- Albert (5,877)
- Mary (4,574)
- Robert (3,559)
- Elizabeth (3,285)
- David (2,926)
- Henry (2,878)
- Margaret (2,309)
- Jane (2,180)
- Richard (2,079)
- Edward Jones (2,030)
- Joseph (2,017)
- Mr. (1,880)
- Mrs. (1,880)
- Ann (1,560)
- Anne (1,433)
- Arthur (1,404)
- Francis (1,336)
- Alexander (1,332)
- King (1,281)
- Sarah (1,061)
- Samuel (986)
- Alfred (985)
- Frank (924)
- Edward Davies (900)
- Walter (887)
- Evan (771)
- Lewis (732)
- Herbert (722)
- Mr (707)
- Ted (697)
- Edward Edwards (678)
- Ernest (675)
- Jean (675)
- Catherine (658)
- Harry (652)
- Ed Edward Edward (648)
- Howard (643)
- Edward Evans (624)
- Daniel (603)
- Edward Williams (600)
- Andrew (592)
- Harold (590)
- Hugh (572)
- Edward Thomas (560)
- Clarence (554)
- Peter (533)
- Helen (529)
- Frederick (515)
- Martha (505)
- Mrs (504)
- Paul (485)
- Janet (451)
- Donald (437)
Most indexed places
- Wellington (3,237)
- San Francisco (3,058)
- Auckland (2,952)
- Kerry,montgomery,wales (2,628)
- Philadelphia (2,136)
- Westport (2,092)
- London (1,895)
- New (1,766)
- Washington (1,581)
- Kerry, Montgomeryshire (1,314)
- Nelson (1,288)
- Greymouth (1,219)
- Hokitika (1,217)
- Hawarden,flint (1,206)
- Llanarmon Yn Ial,denbigh (1,192)
- Welshpool,montgomery (1,184)
- Llanfyllin,montgomery (1,100)
- Machynlleth,montgomery (1,054)
- Scotland (941)
- Llanfair Caereinion,montgomery (906)
- Canterbury (879)
- Wanganui (873)
- Llangurig,montgomery (820)
- Otago (775)
- Drainie,moray (759)
- Boston (734)
- Chicago (711)
- Llandrinio,montgomery (700)
- Foxton (682)
- Paris (682)
- Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire (679)
- New York (674)
- Meifod,montgomery (656)
- Baltimore (646)
- Llansaintffraid Yn Mechan,montgomery (616)
- Llansannan,denbigh (608)
- Hawarden, Flintshire (603)
- Llanarmon-yn-lal, Denbighshire (596)
- Welshpool, Montgomeryshire (594)
- Richmond (577)
- Dundee,angus (564)
- Llanarmon Dyfryn-Ceiriog,denbigh (564)
- Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire (552)
- Guilsfield,montgomery (536)
- Bettws Cedewen,montgomery (532)
- Holyhead,anglesey (524)
- West (499)
- Llangynog,montgomery (494)
- Selattyn (486)
- West Coast (477)
- Llandyssil,montgomery (466)
- Melbourne (465)
- England (461)
- Cemmaes,montgomery (460)
- Llandysilio,montgomery (460)
- Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire (459)
- Conway,caernarvon (454)
- Whittington (451)
- Llandilo Fawr,carmarthen (450)
- Edinburgh (445)
Most indexed countries
- United Kingdom (114,512)
- United States (74,819)
- New Zealand (25,803)
- Australia (9,598)
- Ireland (4,909)
- Unknown country (4,900)
- Canada (4,564)
- France (3,303)
- Italy (727)
- Germany (664)
- Spain (584)
- Netherlands (483)
- Austria (448)
- Sweden (379)
- Denmark (298)
- India (252)
- Belgium (249)
- Switzerland (220)
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(2,932) - Magazines
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(45) - Coats of Arms
(26) - Memorials
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