Ward

See also: ward, -wards, and -ward

English

Etymology 1

• As an English surname, from the noun ward and related cognates such as warden, guard etc.
• As an Irish surname, reduced from McWard, from mac an bard (“son of the poet”).
• As a Jewish surname, adapted from Warshawski, named after Warsaw. Comparable to Warszawski.
• As a French surname, Americanized from Guerin.

Proper noun

Ward (countable and uncountable, plural Wards)

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a guard or watchman.
2. (countable) An English male given name
3. A placename
   1. A parish of Castleknock, Fingal, Ireland
   2. Ellipsis of Ward River.; A river in Ireland
   3. A small town in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, named after Joseph Ward.
   4. Ellipsis of Ward Beach.; A coastline in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
   5. A locale in the United States:
      1. A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
      2. A town in Allegany County, New York.
      3. A town in Saluda County, South Carolina.
      4. A town in Moody County, South Dakota.
   6. Ellipsis of Ward County.
   7. Ellipsis of Ward Township.

Derived terms

• Ward Beach
• Ward County
• Wardian
• Wardian case
• Ward River
• Ward's pill
• Ward Township

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ward is the 79^th 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

Ward (plural Wards)

1. Clipping of Edward.; A corruption of the name Edward
2. Clipping of Howard.

Anagrams

• draw

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, cognate with waard, garde etc.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ward ?

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

Related terms

• Ed, Eddie, Eddy
• Warre(ke)