The first name Edward

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About the first name Edward

Meaning

The name Edward traditionally means “guardian of prosperity”.

Historical origin

The name Edward comes from Old English Eadweard, formed from ead “wealth” and weard “guardian”.

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In Quebec, Edward appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:edwardɛdwɚd

Frequency of the first name Edward by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Edward by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

2,241total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name EdwardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Edward in baptisms by year.50037525012501660172817961864193220001660–1664 3 baptisms1685–1689 3 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 6 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 6 baptisms1820–1824 24 baptisms1825–1829 30 baptisms1830–1834 72 baptisms1835–1839 102 baptisms1840–1844 132 baptisms1845–1849 192 baptisms1850–1854 240 baptisms1855–1859 213 baptisms1860–1864 306 baptisms1865–1869 213 baptisms1870–1874 123 baptisms1875–1879 84 baptisms1880–1884 99 baptisms1885–1889 66 baptisms1890–1894 63 baptisms1895–1899 39 baptisms1900–1904 30 baptisms1905–1909 30 baptisms1910–1914 21 baptisms1915–1919 21 baptisms1920–1924 27 baptisms1925–1929 18 baptisms1930–1934 9 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 15 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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