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 | 351 |
| Buckinghamshire | 511 |
| Berkshire | 365 |
| Cambridgeshire | 697 |
| Channel Islands | 61 |
| Cheshire | 822 |
| Cornwall | 237 |
| Cumberland | 438 |
| Derbyshire | 1,138 |
| Devon | 932 |
| Dorset | 109 |
| Durham | 1,647 |
| Essex | 1,165 |
| Gloucestershire | 426 |
| Hampshire | 795 |
| Herefordshire | 156 |
| Hertfordshire | 519 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 295 |
| Isle of Man | 44 |
| Kent | 925 |
| Lancashire | 5,675 |
| Leicestershire | 1,732 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,589 |
| London | 7,360 |
| Middlesex | 584 |
| Northumberland | 398 |
| Norfolk | 1,635 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,180 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,600 |
| Oxfordshire | 545 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 295 |
| Shropshire | 672 |
| Suffolk | 1,164 |
| Somerset | 368 |
| Surrey | 641 |
| Sussex | 427 |
| Staffordshire | 2,474 |
| Warwickshire | 2,668 |
| Westmorland | 124 |
| Wiltshire | 202 |
| Worcestershire | 757 |
| Yorkshire | 9,019 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 26 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 38 |
| Flintshire | 26 |
| Glamorgan | 171 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 35 |
| Monmouthshire | 196 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 18 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 9,003 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,458 |
| Labourer | 1,068 |
| Domestic Servant | 564 |
| General Servant | 477 |
| Dress Maker | 433 |
| Coal Miner | 431 |
| Cotton Weaver | 326 |
| House Keeper | 302 |
| Laundress | 244 |
| Annuitant | 230 |
| Farm Labourer | 230 |
| Servant | 230 |
| Carpenter | 208 |
| Farm Servant | 203 |
| Gardener | 170 |
| Shoe Maker | 170 |
| Blacksmith | 153 |
| Butcher | 145 |
| Tailor | 145 |
| Joiner | 145 |
| Cook | 135 |
| Nurse | 124 |
| No Occupation | 122 |
| Silk Weaver | 121 |
| 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 |