Last Name WARD

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Meaning	The ward, a guard, a watchman. This surname has naturally grown to great dimentions. A keeper, one who guards or defends. Son of the bard.

Origin	English, Irish, Jewish, French, Native American, Chilean, Falkland, Maori, Maltese, Belgian, South african

Rank	71 (2000 US census)	66 (1990 US census)

Count	254,121 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.79%, or 197681 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
17.77%, or 45157 total occurrences, as black,
0.4%, or 1016 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.83%, or 2109 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.57%, or 3990 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.64%, or 4168 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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