Ward

Etymology 1

 * As an English surname, from the noun and related cognates such as,  etc.
 * As an surname, reduced from, from.
 * As a Jewish surname, adapted from, named after . Comparable to.
 * As a surname, Americanized from.

Proper noun

 * 1)   for a guard or watchman.
 * 2) A placename
 * 1) A placename

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Ward is the 79th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 260,464 individuals. Ward is most common among White (75.58%) and Black (18.50%) individuals.

Etymology 2
Shortened form

Proper noun

 * 1) ; A corruption of the name Edward

Etymology
Germanic, cognate with waard, garde etc.

Proper noun

 * 1) A given name, either as a diminutive of Edward or officially given equivalent to English Ed(dy), Ned, Ted

Related terms

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