Last Name WARDLAW

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: The parish of Kirkhill, in Moray, Scotland, was formerly called 'Wardlaws,' because the garrison of Lovat were accustomed to keep watch or 'ward' on the 'law' or hill.
Origin Irish

Rank 9,491 (2000 US census) 9,380 (1990 US census)
Count 3,141 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 63.13%, or 1983 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 33.05%, or 1038 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.85%, or 58 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 50 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Celebrity last names

 Not all celebrities were blessed with the perfect Hollywood names, but all their names look perfectly Hollywood like don't they?
It is likely the case that some of the celebrities were born under names that differ from the one they are known now. We looked at som...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile