The Ward Surname
- Meaning
- guard, watchman
- Type
- Occupational
- Root
- Old English weard
- Chiefly
- Throughout England and Ireland
A watchman or guard — the same root as ‘warden’ and ‘guard’ itself. In Ireland the name also stands in for Mac an Bhaird, ‘son of the bard’, which is an entirely separate origin.
The two Wards are unrelated and roughly equally numerous.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Ward name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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