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 | 674 |
| Buckinghamshire | 539 |
| Berkshire | 546 |
| Cambridgeshire | 890 |
| Channel Islands | 58 |
| Cheshire | 1,492 |
| Cornwall | 350 |
| Cumberland | 414 |
| Derbyshire | 2,146 |
| Devon | 974 |
| Dorset | 169 |
| Durham | 3,540 |
| Essex | 3,065 |
| Gloucestershire | 585 |
| Hampshire | 1,574 |
| Herefordshire | 116 |
| Hertfordshire | 872 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 153 |
| Isle of Man | 57 |
| Kent | 1,667 |
| Lancashire | 9,979 |
| Leicestershire | 2,582 |
| Lincolnshire | 2,195 |
| London | 9,829 |
| Middlesex | 2,615 |
| Northumberland | 1,000 |
| Norfolk | 1,809 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,715 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3,230 |
| Oxfordshire | 621 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 153 |
| Shropshire | 694 |
| Suffolk | 1,426 |
| Somerset | 423 |
| Surrey | 1,720 |
| Sussex | 823 |
| Staffordshire | 3,846 |
| Warwickshire | 4,095 |
| Westmorland | 120 |
| Wiltshire | 221 |
| Worcestershire | 1,409 |
| Yorkshire | 14,839 |
| Anglesey | 7 |
| Brecknockshire | 27 |
| Cardiganshire | 22 |
| Carnarvonshire | 72 |
| Carmarthenshire | 73 |
| Denbighshire | 60 |
| Flintshire | 16 |
| Glamorgan | 902 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 37 |
| Monmouthshire | 372 |
| Pembrokeshire | 24 |
| Radnorshire | 19 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 8,376 |
| Farm Labourer | 709 |
| General Labourer | 594 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 565 |
| Private Means | 553 |
| Labourer | 470 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 463 |
| Farmer | 434 |
| Dressmaker | 378 |
| None | 342 |
| Domestic Servant | 317 |
| Cotton Weaver | 299 |
| Clerk | 285 |
| At Home | 270 |
| Housekeeper | 238 |
| At School | 229 |
| Bricklayer | 221 |
| House Painter | 202 |
| Charwoman | 194 |
| Shop Assistant | 193 |
| House Keeper | 186 |
| Laundress | 178 |
| General Servant Domestic | 177 |
| Scholar | 176 |
| Carter | 173 |
| 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 |