Ward (surname)

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Ward is a surname of either Old English or Old Gaelic origin, common in English-speaking countries.

The Old English name derives from an occupational surname for a civil guard/keeper of the watch, or alternately as a topographical surname from the word werd ("marsh"). The Old Irish surname is linguistically unrelated, and derives from Mac an Bháird ("son of the Bard"), a bárd being a storyteller or poet. An Irish variant is O'Ward. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1176.[1]

In the 2010 United States Census, Ward was the 79th most common surname.[2] It is the 78th most common surname in Ireland.[3] It was the 31st most common surname in the 1991 UK census and 40th in 2001 census,[4] and in 2007, was found to be the most common surname in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.[5]

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  • Zack Ward (born 1970), Canadian actor
  • Zhavia Ward (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
  • ZZ Ward (born 1986), American singer-songwriter

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