Ward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ward family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4,911
Agricultural Labourer 1,548
House Servant 769
Labourer 648
At Home 496
Farm Labourer 407
Dress Maker 390
Servant 335
Coal Miner 304
General Servant 223
Annuitant 217
House Keeper 206
Shoe Maker 206
Laundress 193
Pauper 190
Carpenter 177
Farm Servant 164
Errand Boy 149
Lace Maker 145
Frame Work Knitter 145
Blacksmith 134
Ag Lab 123
Tailor 122
Butcher 115
Scholar At Home 110

Ward Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ward 100% 471,018
2 Word 75% 7,581
3 Warde 80% 3,273
4 Wride 40% 1,818
5 Eward 80% 155
6 Wrede 40% 103
7 Award 80% 102
8 Weard 80% 100

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The surname Ward is the most popular version of all its varients

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