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| Posted by: Macfive 28-Oct-2006, 05:53 PM |
| Background: An occupational name for a "guard or watchman," from Old English "weard" = guard. It is also means a geographical name for a person who lived near a guardhouse or fortress. Variations: Warde, Wardman, Wordman, Wards, Ward, Wardell, Warden, Wardley, Warfield, Warford, Warley, Warmond, Warton, Warwick More Info: http://heraldry.celticradio.net/search.php?id=43 Discussion of this family is welcomed. |