Word Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Word Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Word family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 83
House Servant 22
Carpenter 15
Agricultural Labourer 13
At Home 13
Labourer 8
Servant 8
Annuitant 8
Dress Maker 6
Nurse 6
Farmer's Daur 6
Railway Labourer 5
Errand Boy 5
Cotton Weaver 5
General Servant 5
Unemployed 5
Farm Labourer 4
House Maid 4
Scholar And Daur 4
Cordwainer 4
Shoe Maker 4
Farm Servant 4
Pauper 3
Tailor 3
School Mistress 3

Word Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ward 75% 471,018
2 Word 100% 7,581
3 Warde 60% 3,273
4 Wride 40% 1,818
5 Eward 60% 155
6 Wrede 40% 103
7 Award 60% 102
8 Weard 60% 100

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The surname Word is the 2nd most popular variant of Ward.

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