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Ward is a popular Old English origin and Old Gaelic origin surname dating to before the Norman conquest of 1066.
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- Disambiguation of common given names with this surname
- Arts
- Politics and military
- Sciences
- Sports
- Other
- Fictional characters
- References
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 Gaelic surname derives from "Mac an Bhaird" ("son of the Bard"). A bard being a story teller or poet.
The two names are completely unrelated ethnically one being Germanic and the other Celtic. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1176. People with the surname include:
Disambiguation of common given names with this surname
Arts
Politics and military
Sciences
Sports
Paul Ward born 1964 Motorcycle racer Steve Ward motorcycle racer Carl Ward motorcycle racer
Other
Fictional characters
References
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