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 285
Coal Miner 26
General Labourer 24
Labourer 22
Domestic Servant 18
Living On Her Own Means 16
Farmer 16
Agricultural Labourer 15
Laundress 15
Dress Maker 14
General Servant Domestic 14
Living On Own Means 13
Clerk 13
General Domestic Servant 11
Farm Labourer 11
Grocer 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Cook Domestic Servant 9
Gardener 9
General Servant 8
Charwoman 7
Errand Boy 7
Railway Porter 7
Butcher 6
Cotton Winder 6

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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