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 | 402 |
| Buckinghamshire | 496 |
| Berkshire | 455 |
| Cambridgeshire | 762 |
| Channel Islands | 69 |
| Cheshire | 983 |
| Cornwall | 228 |
| Cumberland | 460 |
| Derbyshire | 1,497 |
| Devon | 985 |
| Dorset | 105 |
| Durham | 1,972 |
| Essex | 1,466 |
| Gloucestershire | 471 |
| Hampshire | 982 |
| Herefordshire | 157 |
| Hertfordshire | 542 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 280 |
| Isle of Man | 63 |
| Kent | 1,080 |
| Lancashire | 7,284 |
| Leicestershire | 2,002 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,869 |
| London | 8,797 |
| Middlesex | 742 |
| Northumberland | 527 |
| Norfolk | 1,610 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,345 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,957 |
| Oxfordshire | 578 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 280 |
| Shropshire | 700 |
| Suffolk | 1,250 |
| Somerset | 377 |
| Surrey | 801 |
| Sussex | 525 |
| Staffordshire | 3,004 |
| Warwickshire | 2,869 |
| Westmorland | 107 |
| Wiltshire | 155 |
| Worcestershire | 880 |
| Yorkshire | 10,930 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 36 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 42 |
| Flintshire | 23 |
| Glamorgan | 295 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 41 |
| Monmouthshire | 179 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 12,335 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,274 |
| Coal Miner | 720 |
| Domestic Servant | 653 |
| General Labourer | 628 |
| Labourer | 612 |
| Dress Maker | 578 |
| General Servant | 463 |
| Cotton Weaver | 400 |
| Laundress | 293 |
| Farm Labourer | 290 |
| Annuitant | 286 |
| General Servant Domestic | 213 |
| Carpenter | 211 |
| House Keeper | 202 |
| Charwoman | 189 |
| Bricklayer | 178 |
| Shoe Maker | 174 |
| Joiner | 170 |
| Grocer | 142 |
| Tailor | 142 |
| No Occupation | 141 |
| Butcher | 139 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 137 |
| Blacksmith | 136 |
| 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 |