Word Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Word Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Word family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 202
Labourer 19
Coal Miner 19
General Servant 16
Domestic Servant 15
Agricultural Labourer 15
Servant 11
Clerk 10
Cotton Weaver 10
House Keeper 9
Laundress 7
Farm Servant 7
None 7
Carpenter 7
Dress Maker 5
Charwoman 5
Farm Labourer 4
Annuitant 4
Hawker 4
Publican 4
Tailor 4
Butcher 4
Railway Labourer 3
Errand Boy 3
Blacksmith 3

Word Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ward 75% 471,018
2 Word 100% 7,581
3 Warde 60% 3,273
4 Wride 40% 1,818
5 Eward 60% 155
6 Wrede 40% 103
7 Award 60% 102
8 Weard 60% 100

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The surname Word is the 2nd most popular variant of Ward.

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