Wardlaw
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editHabitational surname typical of Scotland, from Old English weard (“watchman”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).
Proper noun
editWardlaw (plural Wardlaws)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wardlaw is the 9720th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3337 individuals. Wardlaw is most common among White (59.09%) and Black/African American (35.12%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wardlaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.