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Around the world, Edwards (Edwards , エドワーズ , Эдвардс ) is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly female given name. The forename Edwards is habitual in British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common feminine name, Aland Islands, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Panama, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Nigeria, and Peru. Much more frequently, Edwards is the last name as well as the forename.
Edwards is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Edwards Monks , the minor character in James Joyce's Ulysses.