de Ward Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

de Ward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Ward Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

de Ward Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Ward Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de Ward occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of de Ward click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Ward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of de Ward live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname de Ward is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States de Ward is most common in: Oregon, where 80 percent are found and Florida, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

de Ward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Ward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Ward surname fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Waard934,716/
de Wardt9312/
de Waerd932/
de War926/
de Waardt88411/
de Werd86467/
de Wart8615/
de Bard866/
de Ware863/
de Vard861/
de Warr861/
de Waar861/
de Word860/
de Weerd804,234/
de Waart80497/
de Werdt80245/
de Weird8056/
de Waure8016/
De-Waard802/
de Bar77129/
de Var773/
de Weerdt753,217/
de Weirdt75589/
de Baar71388/
de Wert71304/
de Bord71125/
de Bart71110/
de Barr7179/
de Bear7173/
de Vair7129/
de Vare7125/
de Bahr712/
de Worp711/
de Vord711/
de Vear711/
de Weir711/
de Baur710/
de Weert671,406/
de Weirt67119/
de Werth6730/
de Vaart679/
De-Waart677/
de Barth674/
de Worth674/
de Voord671/
des Wert671/
de Beaur671/
de Boord671/
de Uarte671/
de Woert671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Ward
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