Ward Name Meaning: Of English and Irish origin. The Irish name comes form the Gaelic Mac an Bhaird meaning ‘son of the poet’ The old English name comes from the occupational name for a guard or watchman. Ward may also have been given as a name to someone who lived near a guardhouse.
Discover how your Ward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 440 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 464 |
| Channel Islands | 35 |
| Cheshire | 625 |
| Cornwall | 237 |
| Cumberland | 284 |
| Derbyshire | 913 |
| Devon | 888 |
| Dorset | 126 |
| Durham | 549 |
| Essex | 908 |
| Gloucestershire | 472 |
| Hampshire | 576 |
| Herefordshire | 108 |
| Hertfordshire | 401 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 233 |
| Isle of Man | 27 |
| Kent | 702 |
| Lancashire | 3,153 |
| Leicestershire | 1,547 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,252 |
| London | 4,467 |
| Middlesex | 272 |
| Northumberland | 313 |
| Norfolk | 1,634 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,095 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,166 |
| Oxfordshire | 510 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 233 |
| Shropshire | 667 |
| Suffolk | 1,048 |
| Somerset | 259 |
| Surrey | 182 |
| Sussex | 236 |
| Staffordshire | 1,525 |
| Warwickshire | 1,674 |
| Westmorland | 120 |
| Wiltshire | 295 |
| Worcestershire | 470 |
| Yorkshire | 6,011 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 31 |
| Glamorgan | 41 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 49 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 10 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,725 |
| Female Servant | 1,364 |
| Independent | 900 |
| Labourer | 645 |
| Male Servant | 572 |
| Farmer | 486 |
| Shoe Maker | 289 |
| Ag Labourer | 249 |
| Weaver | 180 |
| Carpenter | 171 |
| Tailor | 156 |
| Cotton Weaver | 147 |
| Dress Maker | 145 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 116 |
| Coal Miner | 112 |
| Apprentice | 107 |
| Butcher | 101 |
| Publican | 98 |
| Blacksmith | 94 |
| Silk Weaver | 89 |
| Servant | 87 |
| Gardener | 87 |
| Grocer | 83 |
| Clerk | 77 |
| Ag Lab | 72 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ward | 30,976 |
| Mary Ward | 30,550 |
| John Ward | 28,939 |
| Elizabeth Ward | 19,189 |
| Thomas Ward | 17,675 |
| Sarah Ward | 16,692 |
| George Ward | 16,384 |
| James Ward | 14,725 |
| Ann Ward | 10,690 |
| Charles Ward | 9,106 |
| Henry Ward | 8,762 |
| Jane Ward | 8,511 |
| Joseph Ward | 8,422 |
| Annie Ward | 6,551 |
| Eliza Ward | 6,371 |
| Alice Ward | 6,306 |
| Emma Ward | 6,168 |
| Robert Ward | 6,108 |
| Ellen Ward | 5,956 |
| Edward Ward | 5,497 |
| Hannah Ward | 5,427 |
| Margaret Ward | 4,881 |
| Frederick Ward | 4,878 |
| Arthur Ward | 4,732 |
| Alfred Ward | 4,595 |