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 | 501 |
| Berkshire | 387 |
| Cambridgeshire | 771 |
| Channel Islands | 63 |
| Cheshire | 1,042 |
| Cornwall | 247 |
| Cumberland | 498 |
| Derbyshire | 1,606 |
| Devon | 973 |
| Dorset | 135 |
| Durham | 2,265 |
| Essex | 1,810 |
| Gloucestershire | 510 |
| Hampshire | 1,159 |
| Herefordshire | 131 |
| Hertfordshire | 650 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 246 |
| Isle of Man | 46 |
| Kent | 1,285 |
| Lancashire | 7,952 |
| Leicestershire | 2,174 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,834 |
| London | 9,398 |
| Middlesex | 1,225 |
| Northumberland | 673 |
| Norfolk | 1,623 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,538 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2,223 |
| Oxfordshire | 548 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 246 |
| Shropshire | 632 |
| Suffolk | 1,276 |
| Somerset | 428 |
| Surrey | 937 |
| Sussex | 640 |
| Staffordshire | 3,204 |
| Warwickshire | 3,222 |
| Westmorland | 113 |
| Wiltshire | 182 |
| Worcestershire | 1,045 |
| Yorkshire | 11,734 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 23 |
| Cardiganshire | 14 |
| Carnarvonshire | 44 |
| Carmarthenshire | 39 |
| Denbighshire | 61 |
| Flintshire | 19 |
| Glamorgan | 517 |
| Merionethshire | 11 |
| Montgomeryshire | 14 |
| Monmouthshire | 233 |
| Pembrokeshire | 13 |
| Radnorshire | 20 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 10,993 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,055 |
| General Labourer | 992 |
| Coal Miner | 959 |
| Dress Maker | 596 |
| Domestic Servant | 595 |
| Living On Own Means | 528 |
| Cotton Weaver | 507 |
| Labourer | 493 |
| Farmer | 446 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 380 |
| General Servant Domestic | 371 |
| Farm Labourer | 352 |
| General Servant | 325 |
| Laundress | 314 |
| Clerk | 226 |
| Farm Servant | 219 |
| Blacksmith | 215 |
| Carpenter | 210 |
| Gardener | 201 |
| House Keeper | 196 |
| Shoe Maker | 195 |
| Grocer | 188 |
| Joiner | 183 |
| General Domestic Servant | 181 |
| 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 |