Dorward

English

Alternative forms

• Dorwart

Etymology

Scottish occupational surname for a doorkeeper, from Old English duru (“door”) + weard (“guard”).

Proper noun

Dorward (plural Dorwards)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorward is the 46902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 453 individuals. Dorward is most common among White (95.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorward”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.

Anagrams

• drawrod