Edwardes is a family name of English origins. It is a variant of Edwards, and means "son of Edward". People with this surname include: * Cheryl Edwardes (born 1950), Australian retired politician * David Edwardes (fl. 1532), English anatomist * Francis Edwardes (disambiguation), three Edwardes baronets and a Member of Parliament * George Edwardes (1855–1915), English theatre manager * Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819–1868), English administrator, major-general and statesman * May de Montravel Edwardes (1887–1967), English painter * Michael Edwardes (1930–2019), British-South African business executive * Olga Edwardes (1917–2008) British-South African actress and artist * Richard Edwardes (1525–1566), English poet, playwright and composer; suspected of being a son of Henry VIII * T