Early Notables of the Edwards family (pre 1700) The Edwards name over the years has been spelled Edwards, Edward, Edwardes and others. Finally, some variations occurred by the individual's design: a branch loyalty within a family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations were indicated by spelling variations of one's name.
This transliteration process was extremely imprecise since the Brythonic Celtic language of the Welsh used many sounds the English language was not accustomed to. Later, many Welsh names were recorded in English. Those recorders would then spell the names as they heard them, causing many different variations. People could not specify how to spell their own names leaving the specific recording up to the individual scribe or priest. These spelling variations began almost as soon as surname usage became common. Compared to other ancient cultures found in the British Isles, the number of Welsh surnames are relatively few, but there are an inordinately large number of spelling variations.
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