EDWARDS is ranked as the 65th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 345,308.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 108.3 people named EDWARDS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named EDWARDS is
374,457, the rank is 53
and the proportion per 100k Americans named EDWARDS is 117.54.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
EDWARDS is
65.2% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
30.2% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name EDWARDS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name EDWARDS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EDWARDS
The state with the most people named
EDWARDS is
Texas where
31,249 people have this name.
North Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named EDWARDS, as
266.14 in every 100,000
North Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
North Carolina.
North Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name EDWARDS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
11,660
90.52
100.0%
Indiana
7,682
116.45
99.9%
Iowa
2,414
77.71
99.9%
Kansas
3,200
110.18
99.9%
Michigan
8,817
88.97
100.0%
Minnesota
2,483
45.5
99.9%
Missouri
6,242
208.48
99.9%
Nebraska
1,413
75.08
99.8%
North Dakota
249
33.71
98.3%
Ohio
11,034
95.17
100.0%
South Dakota
557
65.3
99.5%
Wisconsin
2,766
48.04
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name EDWARDS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
765
103.77
99.6%
Arizona
5,889
87.48
99.9%
California
27,688
71.36
100.0%
Colorado
4,309
80.44
99.9%
Hawaii
566
39.87
99.4%
Idaho
1,694
103.66
99.8%
Montana
933
91.2
99.8%
Nevada
2,348
82.7
99.9%
New Mexico
1,399
67.06
99.6%
Oregon
4,238
106.73
99.9%
Utah
3,205
108.9
99.8%
Washington
7,158
101.36
100.0%
Wyoming
699
119.72
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name EDWARDS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
3,687
102.51
99.9%
Maine
1,477
111.05
99.7%
Massachusetts
4,695
69.6
99.9%
New Hampshire
869
65.49
99.6%
New Jersey
7,881
88.17
100.0%
New York
14,560
73.73
100.0%
Pennsylvania
9,857
77.08
100.0%
Rhode Island
674
63.92
99.6%
Vermont
329
52.55
99.3%
South States
State stats for the first name EDWARDS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have EDWARDS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named EDWARDS.
The most popular full name is James EDWARDS.
1.94% of all the people named EDWARDS
have this given name.
There are 6988 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EDWARDS