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 | 517 |
| Buckinghamshire | 546 |
| Berkshire | 518 |
| Cambridgeshire | 830 |
| Channel Islands | 53 |
| Cheshire | 1,160 |
| Cornwall | 307 |
| Cumberland | 470 |
| Derbyshire | 1,902 |
| Devon | 977 |
| Dorset | 131 |
| Durham | 2,782 |
| Essex | 2,531 |
| Gloucestershire | 634 |
| Hampshire | 1,332 |
| Herefordshire | 103 |
| Hertfordshire | 658 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 246 |
| Isle of Man | 46 |
| Kent | 1,448 |
| Lancashire | 9,155 |
| Leicestershire | 2,415 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,987 |
| London | 10,218 |
| Middlesex | 1,758 |
| Northumberland | 788 |
| Norfolk | 1,764 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,564 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2,590 |
| Oxfordshire | 564 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 246 |
| Shropshire | 619 |
| Suffolk | 1,382 |
| Somerset | 422 |
| Surrey | 1,202 |
| Sussex | 795 |
| Staffordshire | 3,542 |
| Warwickshire | 3,523 |
| Westmorland | 124 |
| Wiltshire | 186 |
| Worcestershire | 1,271 |
| Yorkshire | 13,705 |
| Anglesey | 4 |
| Brecknockshire | 26 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 74 |
| Carmarthenshire | 34 |
| Denbighshire | 63 |
| Flintshire | 18 |
| Glamorgan | 555 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 30 |
| Monmouthshire | 276 |
| Pembrokeshire | 20 |
| Radnorshire | 26 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 887 |
| Living On Own Means | 830 |
| General Servant Domestic | 616 |
| Dress Maker | 533 |
| Cotton Weaver | 473 |
| Farmer | 434 |
| Scholar | 379 |
| Cook Domestic | 318 |
| Domestic Servant | 297 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 284 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 271 |
| Bricklayer | 204 |
| Charwoman | 190 |
| Laundress Wash | 188 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 183 |
| Carpenter | 175 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 171 |
| School | 158 |
| Dock Labourer | 154 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 153 |
| Butcher | 148 |
| Servant Domestic | 148 |
| House Maid Domestic | 141 |
| Gardener Domestic | 137 |
| House Painter | 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 |